Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male was 1.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Yemen, 1991–2022
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Yemen stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Yemen peaked at 5.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2011.
Yemen ranks 78th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.8% | — |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -75.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -41.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.4%, 58% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.6%, 15% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 77 Central African Republic 1.5% compare
- 78 Bangladesh 1.4% compare
- 78 Togo 1.4% compare
- 81 Nigeria 1.3% 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Yemen?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male in Yemen was 1.4% in 2022, according to UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Yemen ranks 78th out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.