Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Yemen

Overweight in adults in Yemen in 2024 — 38.1%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 22.6 pp.

2024 38.1% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 47of 199
Period maximum 38.1%2024
Period minimum 15.4%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Yemen, 1980–20241020304019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 15.4%1981: 15.7%1982: 16%1983: 16.2%1984: 16.5%1985: 16.8%1986: 17.1%1987: 17.4%1988: 17.8%1989: 18.1%1990: 18.5%1991: 18.8%1992: 19.2%1993: 19.6%1994: 20.1%1995: 20.5%1996: 21%1997: 21.5%1998: 22%1999: 22.6%2000: 23.2%2001: 23.8%2002: 24.4%2003: 25%2004: 25.7%2005: 26.3%2006: 26.9%2007: 27.5%2008: 28.2%2009: 28.8%2010: 29.5%2011: 30.1%2012: 30.8%2013: 31.5%2014: 32.1%2015: 32.8%2016: 33.4%2017: 34.1%2018: 34.7%2019: 35.3%2020: 35.8%2021: 36.4%2022: 36.9%2023: 37.5%2024: 38.1%
Change over the period: +22.6 pp Annual average: 0.51 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Yemen

Yemen 38.1%
World computed 43.7%
Western Asia computed 63.6%
Low-income countries computed 27.7%
Overweight in adults — Yemen, by year Yemen All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 38.1 +0.6 pp
2023 37.5 +0.6 pp
2022 36.9 +0.6 pp
2021 36.4 +0.6 pp
2020 35.8 +0.6 pp
2019 35.3 +0.6 pp
2018 34.7 +0.6 pp
2017 34.1 +0.6 pp
2016 33.4 +0.7 pp
2015 32.8 +0.7 pp
2014 32.1 +0.7 pp
2013 31.5 +0.7 pp
2012 30.8 +0.7 pp
2011 30.1 +0.7 pp
2010 29.5 +0.6 pp
2009 28.8 +0.6 pp
2008 28.2 +0.6 pp
2007 27.5 +0.6 pp
2006 26.9 +0.6 pp
2005 26.3 +0.6 pp
2004 25.7 +0.6 pp
2003 25 +0.6 pp
2002 24.4 +0.6 pp
2001 23.8 +0.6 pp
2000 23.2 +0.6 pp
1999 22.6 +0.6 pp
1998 22 +0.5 pp
1997 21.5 +0.5 pp
1996 21 +0.5 pp
1995 20.5 +0.5 pp
1994 20.1 +0.4 pp
1993 19.6 +0.4 pp
1992 19.2 +0.4 pp
1991 18.8 +0.4 pp
1990 18.5 +0.4 pp
1989 18.1 +0.3 pp
1988 17.8 +0.3 pp
1987 17.4 +0.3 pp
1986 17.1 +0.3 pp
1985 16.8 +0.3 pp
1984 16.5 +0.3 pp
1983 16.2 +0.3 pp
1982 16 +0.3 pp
1981 15.7 +0.3 pp
1980 15.4

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.