Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 4.4 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Viet Nam, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Viet Nam is 4.4 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Viet Nam peaked at 11.2 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.1 %, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | 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 % | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.31 % | 6.1 % | 11.2 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.96 % | 4.1 % | 6.8 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.5 % | 4.4 % | 4.7 % | 3 |
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- 8 Senegal 10.2 % compare
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- 10 Burkina Faso 9.3 % compare
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- Sugar Crops Primary — Yield, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate 3.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth 4.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Poultry Birds — Stocks, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Viet Nam?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Viet Nam was 4.4 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 % in 2010.
- How does Viet Nam rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Viet Nam ranks 7th out of 11 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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