Palestine vs Yemen: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard

Palestine
23.6%
in 2024
Yemen
23.4%
in 2024
Palestine rank
113th
Yemen rank
116th

Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time

  • Palestine
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 23.6% against 23.4% in Yemen, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.

Palestine ranks 113th and Yemen ranks 116th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Palestine averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palestine Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 11.6% 11.8% 0.2% Yemen
1990s 13.2% 12.7% 0.4% Palestine
2000s 16.4% 15.4% 1.0% Palestine
2010s 19.7% 19.0% 0.8% Palestine
2020s 22.8% 22.4% 0.3% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Palestine or Yemen?
Palestine, at 23.6% against 23.4% in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Palestine and Yemen?
0.2%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palestine and Yemen?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Palestine and Yemen rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
Palestine ranks 113th and Yemen ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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