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

Vietnam, at 9.7% against 9.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2019.

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.

Vietnam vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age

Vietnam

9.7%

in 2023

Zimbabwe

9.6%

in 2024

Vietnam rank

49th

Zimbabwe rank

51st

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time

Vietnam
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 9.7% against 9.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Vietnam ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 96 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Vietnam	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	40.7%	8.0%	32.7%	Vietnam
1990s	35.9%	11.7%	24.2%	Vietnam
2000s	20.1%	12.8%	7.3%	Vietnam
2010s	13.7%	10.1%	3.6%	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Vietnam or Zimbabwe?: Vietnam, at 9.7% against 9.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Vietnam and Zimbabwe?: 0.1%, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vietnam and Zimbabwe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2019.
How do Vietnam and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?: Vietnam ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 51st 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.