Vietnam currently reports a prevalence of wasting in children under 5 of 4.7%, a decrease of 0.5% (-9.6%) from 2019.
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 in Vietnam
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1983 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Vietnam
Wasting in children
More indicators for Vietnam
Newborns protected against tetanus
96%
0%
(2022)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.5
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar215
+intl dollar12
(2021)
Birth registration
96.1%
+1.1%
(2014)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
59.8%
-6.7%
(2021)
Vietnam Wasting in children between 1988 and 2020
| Period | Wasting in children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -3% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 10% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +2% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -1% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 11.1% |