Children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Children moderately or severely wasted was 315.8 num th in 2023. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2023, children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam stood at 315.8 num th.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam peaked at 766.7 num th in 2004 and was at its lowest, 306.3 num th, in 2010.
That places Viet Nam 19th out of 85 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 429.4 num th | — |
| 2002 | 598 num th | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 733.7 num th | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 766.7 num th | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 734 num th | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 686.5 num th | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 711.1 num th | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 686.7 num th | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 524.3 num th | -23.6% |
| 2010 | 306.3 num th | -41.6% |
| 2011 | 495.4 num th | +61.7% |
| 2012 | 507.8 num th | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 504.1 num th | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 527.8 num th | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 509.1 num th | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 485 num th | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 442.7 num th | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 412.9 num th | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 361.4 num th | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 321.7 num th | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 315.8 num th | -1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +61.7% | 306.3 num th | 495.4 num th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 652.27 num th | 429.4 num th | 766.7 num th | 9 |
| 2010s | 465.68 num th | 306.3 num th | 527.8 num th | 9 |
| 2020s | 332.97 num th | 315.8 num th | 361.4 num th | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6413 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2718 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 54.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4,921 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam was 315.8 num th in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 766.7 num th in 2004.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 306.3 num th in 2010.
- How does Viet Nam rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Viet Nam ranks 19th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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