Prevalence of overweight in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of overweight was 37.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Yemen is 37.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Yemen peaked at 37.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 149th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.7% | — |
| 1991 | 19.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 19.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 37.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.2%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 37.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.2%, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 18.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 23.2% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 29.2% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 35.9% | 37.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
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 prevalence of overweight in Yemen?
- Prevalence of overweight in Yemen was 37.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Yemen ranks 149th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.