Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 13.58 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Yemen, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Yemen stood at 13.58. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Yemen peaked at 16.19 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.58, in 2022.
Yemen ranks 16th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.19 | — |
| 1991 | 16.05 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 15.91 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 15.78 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 15.65 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 15.53 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.4 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 15.28 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.15 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 15.02 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 14.89 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 14.76 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 14.64 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.52 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.42 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.32 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.25 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 14.19 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 14.16 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.14 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.13 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.11 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 14.09 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.06 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 14.03 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.99 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 13.93 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.87 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.8 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 13.73 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.67 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 13.62 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.58 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6 | 15.02 | 16.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.43 | 14.14 | 14.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.97 | 13.73 | 14.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.62 | 13.58 | 13.67 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Yemen?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Yemen was 13.58 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 16.19 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.58 in 2022.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Yemen ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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