Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value was 0.3 million No in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3 million No
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 10 countries
All-time high
0.8 million No
in 2004
All-time low
0.3 million No
in 2010
Years of data
21
2000–2023

Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Viet Nam, 2000–2023

00.20.40.60.82000201120232000: 0.4 million No2002: 0.6 million No2003: 0.7 million No2004: 0.8 million No2005: 0.7 million No2006: 0.7 million No2007: 0.7 million No2008: 0.7 million No2009: 0.5 million No2010: 0.3 million No2011: 0.5 million No2012: 0.5 million No2013: 0.5 million No2014: 0.5 million No2015: 0.5 million No2017: 0.5 million No2018: 0.4 million No2019: 0.4 million No2020: 0.4 million No2022: 0.3 million No2023: 0.3 million No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million No.

Analysis

In 2023, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Viet Nam stood at 0.3 million No. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Viet Nam peaked at 0.8 million No in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3 million No, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value in Viet Nam, 2000 to 2023.
Year million No Change
2000 0.4 million No
2002 0.6 million No +50.0%
2003 0.7 million No +16.7%
2004 0.8 million No +14.3%
2005 0.7 million No -12.5%
2006 0.7 million No +0.0%
2007 0.7 million No +0.0%
2008 0.7 million No +0.0%
2009 0.5 million No -28.6%
2010 0.3 million No -40.0%
2011 0.5 million No +66.7%
2012 0.5 million No +0.0%
2013 0.5 million No +0.0%
2014 0.5 million No +0.0%
2015 0.5 million No +0.0%
2017 0.5 million No +0.0%
2018 0.4 million No -20.0%
2019 0.4 million No +0.0%
2020 0.4 million No +0.0%
2022 0.3 million No -25.0%
2023 0.3 million No +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6444 million No 0.4 million No 0.8 million No 9
2010s 0.4556 million No 0.3 million No 0.5 million No 9
2020s 0.3333 million No 0.3 million No 0.4 million No 3

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 2 Nigeria 3.9 million No compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 1.9 million No compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 1.7 million No compare
  4. 4 China 1.7 million No compare
  5. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.4 million No compare
  6. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 0.3 million No compare
  7. 6 Ethiopia 1.2 million No compare
  8. 7 Yemen 1 million No compare
  9. 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1 million No compare
  10. 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1 million No compare
  11. 8 Philippines 0.6 million No compare
  12. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.1 million No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Viet Nam?
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value in Viet Nam was 0.3 million No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 million No in 2004.
What is the lowest number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3 million No in 2010.
How does Viet Nam rank for number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value?
Viet Nam ranks 5th out of 10 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — value rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of children under 5 years affected by wasting (million) — Value
Unit
million No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
81 places, 1,179 data points, 2000–2024
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