Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 47.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 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 in Yemen is 47.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Yemen peaked at 55.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2020.
That places Yemen 6th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.3% | — |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 47.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 47.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4%, 5.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 51.2% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 45.7% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.6% | 47.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 3 Eritrea 48.0% compare
- 4 Angola 47.7% compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 47.6% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 45.4% compare
- 8 Guatemala 44.6% compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 44.1% 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 in Yemen?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Yemen was 47.4% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Yemen ranks 6th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children 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.