Prevalence of anemia in children in Yemen
Yemen: Prevalence of anemia in children was 79.5 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
79.5
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 190 countries
All-time high
83.6
in 2000
All-time low
79.5
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Prevalence of anemia in children in Yemen, 2000–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 79.5 for prevalence of anemia in children in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of anemia in children in Yemen peaked at 83.6 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.5, in 2019.
Yemen ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of anemia in children in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.6 | — |
| 2001 | 83.2 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.8 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 82.4 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 82 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.7 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.3 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 80.9 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.5 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.2 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 80 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.9 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79.8 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.7 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.5 | -0.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 79.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 58, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 79.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.86 | 80.2 | 83.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.84 | 79.5 | 80 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of anemia in children in Yemen?
- Prevalence of anemia in children in Yemen was 79.5 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence of anemia in children recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6 in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of anemia in children recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5 in 2019.
- How does Yemen rank for prevalence of anemia in children?
- Yemen ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of anemia in children rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prevalence of anemia in children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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