Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 19.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per pop u5.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 19.2% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Viet Nam peaked at 41.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2024.
Viet Nam ranks 61st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | per pop u5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.1% | — |
| 2001 | 39.4% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 28.5% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 20.7% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.2% | 20.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More infrastructure data for Viet Nam
- 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 stunted in Viet Nam?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Viet Nam was 19.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2024.
- How does Viet Nam rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Viet Nam ranks 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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 stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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