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. β–² 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

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201220242000: 2.0k2001: 2.0k2002: 2.0k2003: 2.1k2004: 2.1k2005: 2.1k2006: 2.1k2007: 2.2k2008: 2.2k2009: 2.2k2010: 2.2k2011: 2.2k2012: 2.2k2013: 2.2k2014: 2.2k2015: 2.3k2016: 2.4k2017: 2.4k2018: 2.5k2019: 2.6k2020: 2.6k2021: 2.7k2022: 2.8k2023: 2.9k2024: 3.1k

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Sudan 2,703 compare
  2. 3 Egypt 1,525 compare
  3. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 577.02 compare

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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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Height-for-age <-2 SD (Stunting) Modeled Estimates, Numbers Affected
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
22 places, 550 data points, 2000–2024
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