Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Yemen
Yemen: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 107.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 107.8 for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Yemen peaked at 173.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 83.6, in 2019.
That places Yemen 55th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 173.3 | — |
| 2001 | 173 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 172.5 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 171 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 168.2 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 163.9 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 158.1 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 151.1 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 143 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 134.4 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 125.5 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 116.5 | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 108.2 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 101 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 95.2 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 90.5 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 87.3 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 85.2 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 83.9 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 83.6 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.6 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 87.2 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 91.5 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 98.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 107.8 | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 160.85 | 134.4 | 173.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.69 | 83.6 | 125.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.86 | 84.6 | 107.8 | 5 |
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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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0671 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0705 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Yemen?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Yemen was 107.8 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 173.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6 in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Yemen ranks 55th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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