Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Kenya or Vietnam?

Kenya, at 9.8% against 9.7% in Vietnam as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?

11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Vietnam: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Kenya

9.8%

in 2022

Vietnam

9.7%

in 2023

Kenya rank

48th

Vietnam rank

49th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Kenya
Vietnam

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 9.8% against 9.7% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 49th of 96 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	18.4%	37.7%	19.3%	Vietnam
2000s	17.0%	23.6%	6.6%	Vietnam
2010s	12.2%	15.0%	2.8%	Vietnam
2020s	9.8%	10.2%	0.4%	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Kenya or Vietnam?: Kenya, at 9.8% against 9.7% in Vietnam as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Kenya and Vietnam?: 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Kenya ranks 48th and Vietnam ranks 49th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 110 places, 1,307 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.