How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Yemen?

8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Yemen: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Bangladesh

1.6%

in 2022

Yemen

1.5%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

79th

Yemen rank

80th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Bangladesh
Yemen

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Yemen ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 80th of 93 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.0%	6.2%	5.2%	Yemen
2000s	1.0%	5.6%	4.6%	Yemen
2010s	1.8%	2.0%	0.2%	Yemen
2020s	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bangladesh or Yemen?: Bangladesh, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bangladesh and Yemen?: 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Yemen?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Bangladesh ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 80th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.