Asia vs Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Asia
9.1%
in 2024
Yemen
16.8%
in 2022
Asia rank
3rd
Yemen rank
2nd
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Asia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 16.8% against 9.1% in Asia, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.8 times Asia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd of 27 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 14.6% | 3.8% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 14.8% | 5.2% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 13.4% | 4.5% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Asia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 16.8% against 9.1% in Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Asia and Yemen?
- 7.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Yemen?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Asia and Yemen rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Asia ranks 3rd and Yemen ranks 2nd of 27 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.