Timor-Leste vs Yemen: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Timor-Leste
15.5%
in 2024
Yemen
15.1%
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
9th
Yemen rank
10th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Timor-Leste
- Yemen
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 15.5% against 15.1% in Yemen, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 14.1% | 0.9% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 14.4% | 1.2% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 14.5% | 1.4% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 14.8% | 0.8% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.0% | 0.2% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Timor-Leste or Yemen?
- Timor-Leste, at 15.5% against 15.1% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Timor-Leste and Yemen?
- 0.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Timor-Leste and Yemen rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Timor-Leste ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 10th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.