Haiti vs Yemen: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Haiti
11.4%
in 2024
Yemen
11.9%
in 2024
Haiti rank
29th
Yemen rank
26th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Haiti
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 11.9% against 11.4% in Haiti, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 16.7% | 2.4% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 14.5% | 1.7% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 1.1% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.8% | 0.4% | Haiti |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.8% | 0.3% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Haiti or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 11.9% against 11.4% in Haiti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Haiti and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Yemen rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Haiti ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 26th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.