Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 48.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Yemen is 48.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Yemen peaked at 56.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2019.
Yemen ranks 6th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.1% | — |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 48.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 48.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.0%, 4.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.9% | 52.1% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 46.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 46.6% | 48.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 3 Niger 50.8% compare
- 4 Angola 50.5% compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 48.9% compare
- 7 Guatemala 47.2% compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 47.0% compare
- 8 East Timor 47.0% 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 stunting, height for age, male in Yemen?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Yemen was 48.4% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Yemen ranks 6th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.