Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Yemen
Yemen: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 16.2% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Latest (2013)
16.2%
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
6th
of 77 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 1996
All-time low
13.3%
in 2011
Years of data
6
1992–2013
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Yemen, 1992–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 16.2% for children aged <5 years wasted for age in 2013.
The figure is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Yemen peaked at 17.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2011.
Yemen ranks 6th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14.3% | — |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +21.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 14.3% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.3% | 16.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 3 India 20.0% compare
- 4 Niger 18.7% compare
- 5 Sudan 16.3% compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 15.4% compare
- 8 Madagascar 15.2% compare
- 9 Bangladesh 14.3% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.2389 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Yemen?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Yemen was 16.2% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Yemen ranks 6th out of 77 countries with data for 2013.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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