Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Yemen
Yemen: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 21.06 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.06
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
118th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.06
in 2022
All-time low
10.02
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 21.06 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Yemen peaked at 21.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.02, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 118th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.02 | — |
| 1991 | 10.07 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 10.13 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 10.22 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 10.32 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 10.44 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.58 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 10.74 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.92 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.12 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 11.33 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 11.55 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.76 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.97 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.18 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 12.38 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 12.59 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 12.79 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 13 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 13.24 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 13.52 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 13.86 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 14.25 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 14.71 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 15.23 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 15.81 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 16.45 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 17.13 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 17.86 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 18.62 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 19.41 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 20.23 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 21.06 | +4.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 21.06 is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.21, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 21.06 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.97, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.46 | 10.02 | 11.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.28 | 11.33 | 13.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.74 | 13.52 | 18.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.23 | 19.41 | 21.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 115 Mauritania 21.5 compare
- 116 Belgium 21.35 compare
- 117 Portugal 21.27 compare
- 119 South Africa 20.97 compare
- 120 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 20.96 compare
- 121 Morocco 20.89 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)
- 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 percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Yemen?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Yemen was 21.06 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 21.06 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.02 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Yemen ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. 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 Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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