Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 13.65 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 13.65 for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Yemen peaked at 13.65 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.41, in 1990.
That places Yemen 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.41 | — |
| 1991 | 3.55 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 3.7 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 3.85 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.02 | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 4.2 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 4.4 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 4.61 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 4.84 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 5.09 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 5.35 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.62 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.91 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.2 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 6.49 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.79 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 7.1 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 7.41 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 7.73 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 8.07 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.42 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 8.78 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 9.15 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 9.54 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 9.95 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.38 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 10.83 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 11.28 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 11.73 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.19 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 12.66 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 13.15 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 13.65 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.17 | 3.41 | 5.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.67 | 5.35 | 8.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 | 8.42 | 12.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.15 | 12.66 | 13.65 | 3 |
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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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0523 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0439 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Yemen?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Yemen was 13.65 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 13.65 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Yemen ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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