Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted was 4.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam stood at 4.4%.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam peaked at 11.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2010.
That places Viet Nam 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +44.3% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -42.3% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +61.0% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 4.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 4.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.3%, 60% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 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 | +61.0% | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2002 | +44.3% | 6.1% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 6.1% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Heating Degree Days 201.25 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,503 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.08 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 3.43 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4764 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted in Viet Nam was 4.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2010.
- How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Viet Nam ranks 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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