Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Yemen
Yemen: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 38.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Yemen, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 38.1% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Yemen peaked at 38.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1980.
That places Yemen 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.4% | — |
| 1981 | 15.7% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 17.4% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 17.8% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 18.8% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 15.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 18.5% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 23.2% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 29.5% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 35.8% | 38.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Yemen?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Yemen was 38.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1980.
- How does Yemen rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Yemen ranks 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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