Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Yemen is 1.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Yemen peaked at 4.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2018.
Yemen ranks 155th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.1%, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.1%, 20% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
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, weight for height, female in Yemen?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Yemen was 1.6% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Yemen ranks 155th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.