Southern Asia vs Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Southern Asia
13.6%
in 2024
Yemen
16.8%
in 2022
Southern Asia rank
1st
Yemen rank
2nd
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Southern Asia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 16.8% against 13.6% in Southern Asia, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Southern Asia ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 2nd of 27 groups.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Asia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 14.6% | 1.6% | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.8% | 0.2% | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.4% | 0.5% | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Southern Asia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 16.8% against 13.6% in Southern Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Southern Asia and Yemen?
- 3.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and Yemen?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Southern Asia and Yemen rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Southern Asia ranks 1st 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.