Japan vs Yemen: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)
Japan
2.0%
in 2024
Yemen
1.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
152nd
Yemen rank
155th
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) over time
- Japan
- Yemen
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.0% against 1.7% in Yemen, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Japan ranks 152nd and Yemen ranks 155th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 4.2% | 2.6% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), Japan or Yemen?
- Japan, at 2.0% against 1.7% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) between Japan and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Yemen rank globally for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Japan ranks 152nd and Yemen ranks 155th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.