Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Yemen
Yemen: Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected was 3,055 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,055
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
1st
of 19 countries
All-time high
3,055
in 2024
All-time low
1,952
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 3,055 for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Yemen peaked at 3,055 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,952, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,952 | — |
| 2001 | 1,986 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,024 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,058 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2,089 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2,116 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2,143 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2,166 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,179 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,187 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,188 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,185 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,189 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,209 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,242 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2,296 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2,364 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2,435 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2,503 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2,572 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2,648 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2,734 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,842 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2,941 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 3,055 | +3.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 3,055 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 82.65, 37.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,090 | 1,952 | 2,187 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,318 | 2,185 | 2,572 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,844 | 2,648 | 3,055 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Yemen?
- Height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected in Yemen was 3,055 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3,055 in 2024.
- What is the lowest height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,952 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected?
- Yemen ranks 1st out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is height-for-age <-2 sd (stunting) modeled estimates, numbers affected rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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