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
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.