Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Yemen
Yemen: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 14.52 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
14.52
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.79
in 2010
All-time low
14.52
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Yemen stood at 14.52. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Yemen peaked at 15.79 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.52, in 2022.
That places Yemen 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.78 | — |
| 1991 | 14.86 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 14.93 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 15 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 15.06 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 15.11 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.16 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15.21 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.24 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 15.27 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.31 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.34 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.38 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.43 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.48 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.55 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.61 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.68 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.74 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.78 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 15.79 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 15.77 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.73 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.66 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.58 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.48 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.37 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.25 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.11 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 14.97 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.82 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.67 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 14.52 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.06 | 14.78 | 15.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.53 | 15.31 | 15.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.47 | 14.97 | 15.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.67 | 14.52 | 14.82 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Yemen?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Yemen was 14.52 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 15.79 in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.52 in 2022.
- How does Yemen rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Yemen ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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