How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen?

6 years are reported by both, from 2003 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 underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Yemen: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Sub-Saharan Africa

15.7%

in 2024

Yemen

40.7%

in 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

4th

Yemen rank

1st

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 40.7% against 15.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 25.0%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 1st of 14 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.1%	41.0%	17.9%	Yemen
2010s	19.9%	37.7%	17.8%	Yemen
2020s	16.5%	36.2%	19.6%	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Sub-Saharan Africa or Yemen?: Yemen, at 40.7% against 15.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen?: 25.0%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 1st of 14 groups.
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 underweight, weight for age (% 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 underweight, weight for age (% 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: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.