Low income vs Yemen: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female over time
- Low income
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 46.3% against 33.5% in Low income, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Low income's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 53.2% | 9.8% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 46.5% | 10.5% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 45.4% | 12.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of stunting, height for age, female, Low income or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 46.3% against 33.5% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of stunting, height for age, female between Low income and Yemen?
- 12.8%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Low income ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.