Child adolescent obesity in Yemen
Yemen: Child adolescent obesity was 18.5 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
18.5
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
129th
of 196 countries
All-time high
18.5
in 2024
All-time low
9.88
in 1985
Years of data
45
1980β2024
Child adolescent obesity in Yemen, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 18.5 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Yemen peaked at 18.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.88, in 1985.
Yemen ranks 129th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.92 | 9.88 | 10.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.43 | 9.98 | 11.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.22 | 11.29 | 13.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.81 | 13.36 | 16.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 | 16.85 | 18.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 79 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 79 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 352,577 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 341,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 361,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 348,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 370,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 356,298 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Yemen?
- Child adolescent obesity in Yemen was 18.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.88 in 1985.
- How does Yemen rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Yemen ranks 129th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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