World vs Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
World
6.6%
in 2024
Yemen
16.8%
in 2022
World rank
6th
Yemen rank
2nd
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- World
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 16.8% against 6.6% in World, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.5 times World's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
World ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 2nd of 23 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 14.6% | 6.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 14.8% | 7.4% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 13.4% | 6.7% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, World or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 16.8% against 6.6% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between World and Yemen?
- 10.2%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Yemen?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do World and Yemen rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- World ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 2nd of 23 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.