43 of its 63 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sanaa accounted for 20 of Yemen's 43 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets.
25 Sep to 24 Oct: 63 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about three times the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Yemen on 11 of the 30 days held.
Most on Monday 19 October 2026: 79 of its 87 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Yemen: stories about people being harmed, out of every 100 of its stories
Dashed line: the world. Shaded: its normal range over these days. Blue dots: its biggest days.
YemenThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightSeptember 2026
25 Sep
Sanaaattacks & violence
10 stories, 24 outlets
25 Sep
Mokhadisease & outbreaks
8 stories, 29 outlets
27 Sep
Sanaaattacks & violence
9 stories, 9 outlets
October 2026
2 Oct
Sanaaattacks & violence
32 stories, 33 outlets
3 Oct
Sanaaattacks & violence
15 stories, 14 outlets
4 Oct
Sanaaattacks & violence
25 stories, 73 outlets
5 Oct
Sanaaattacks & violence
48 stories, 276 outlets
8 Oct
Sanaaattacks & violence
17 stories, 85 outlets
10 Oct
Sanaaattacks & violence
13 stories, 46 outlets
12 Oct
Sanaaattacks & violence
6 stories, 30 outlets
13 Oct
Turbahattacks & violence
13 stories, 29 outlets
17 Oct
Dhamarattacks & violence
5 stories, 40 outlets
19 Oct
Shabwaattacks & violence
55 stories, 98 outlets
20 Oct
Shabwaattacks & violence
41 stories, 55 outlets
21 Oct
Shabwaattacks & violence
15 stories, 14 outlets
Scroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Yemen most84 of its 102 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Shabwa accounted for 41 of Yemen's 84 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets.
79 of its 87 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Shabwa accounted for 55 of Yemen's 79 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets.
44 of its 63 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
52 of its 72 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Sanaa accounted for 32 of Yemen's 52 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets.
28 of its 37 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
5 more days the news pointed at Yemen
34 of its 53 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
91 of its 183 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Sanaa accounted for 48 of Yemen's 91 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets.
35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
31 of its 46 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
34 of its 51 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 34 million people live in Yemen. Over these days its news carried 35 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Conflict & violence68%801 stories
Displacement11%131 stories
Health8%95 stories
Disasters & accidents4%51 stories
Rights & justice3%38 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%34 stories
Shelter & services2%26 stories
Food & livelihood1%6 stories
Where it happened
Yemen (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days, coloured by kind. Click a dot for its stories.
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed663 Stories reporting people injured420 Stories reporting people affected249 Stories reporting people displaced178 Stories reporting refugees45 Stories reporting arrests35 Stories reporting abductions12 Stories reporting evacuations1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were much harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Yemen. Ring: the world. Measured over 1,145 stories.
Feelings
Angerabout three times as angry as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefabout one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthless warm than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Yemen in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Yemen's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Yemen63 in 100
of its 1,890 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Djibouti56 in 100
of its 319 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Saudi Arabia46 in 100
of its 11,880 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Oman22 in 100
of its 1,896 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
cholera29 Sep11 of its stories that day, more than ten times its usualhunger25 Sep17 of its stories that day, about 7 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.