Sudan vs Yemen: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted
Sudan
2.70 million
in 2024
Yemen
3.05 million
in 2024
Sudan rank
12th
Yemen rank
9th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.05 million against 2.70 million in Sudan, a difference of 351,500.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Sudan ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 9th of 162 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 million | 2.09 million | 42,500 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.29 million | 2.32 million | 31,050 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.61 million | 2.84 million | 238,860 | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: number of children who are stunted, Sudan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.05 million against 2.70 million in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: number of children who are stunted between Sudan and Yemen?
- 351,500, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Sudan ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 9th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.