Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Vietnam is 10.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Vietnam peaked at 10.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 36th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 10.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 10.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.6%, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More infrastructure data for Vietnam
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.87 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 127.61 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 14.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Vietnam?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Vietnam was 10.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Vietnam ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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