Yemen’s high malnutrition rates have drawn global attention, highlighting the impact the
A group of Yemeni children playing in Al-Dhihla village, Anss District, Dhamar Governorate.
country’s five-and-half-year civil war has had on its population. About 20 million Yemenis—70% of the population—are facing hunger, a 13% increase from 2017.
Yemen is one of the most food insecure countries in the world. Long before the conflict began, child malnutrition was widespread. In 2013, 46.5% of children under five were stunted, or short and underweight for their age; 16.3% suffered from acute malnutrition.
