YEMEN IN NUMBERS (UN, March 2018)
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• 60% of the population, 18 million people, are food insecure
8.4 million people do not know how they will obtain their next meal
Health
Less than 50% of health facilities are functioning
18% of districts have no doctors 56% of the population, 16 million people, do not have regular access to basic health care
Water and sanitation
• • • 55% of the population, 16 million people, do not have regular access to safe water and basic hygiene
73% of the population does not have access to piped drinking water
Nutrition
25% of population, 7.5 million people, need nutrition support, • and 50% of all children are stunted
2.9 million children and women are acutely malnourished; the number of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition has increased 90% in the last three years
Education
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• 48% of women are illiterate 25% of children are out of school 11% of schools are destroyed or • • used for other purposes
Gender
• 72% of girls are married before the age of 18
44% of marriages in hard-hit districts involve girls under the age of 15
Less than 50% of births are attended by skilled health personnel
Displacement
• • • • Two million people are displaced, 76% are women and children One million people have returned to their home areas
Economy
• 1.25 million civil servants are not receiving salaries
Basic food prices have increased 98% and fuel 110% in the last three years
In hard-hit areas unemployment rates are as high as 50%