Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Haiti or Vietnam?

Haiti, at 5.0% against 4.4% in Vietnam as of 2023.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.

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 wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Haiti vs Vietnam: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Haiti

5.0%

in 2023

Vietnam

4.4%

in 2023

Haiti rank

44th

Vietnam rank

46th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Haiti
Vietnam

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 5.0% against 4.4% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Vietnam ahead.

Haiti ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 46th of 99 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.3%	13.5%	4.2%	Vietnam
2000s	7.8%	8.0%	0.1%	Vietnam
2010s	5.0%	6.4%	1.3%	Vietnam
2020s	5.0%	4.4%	0.6%	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Haiti or Vietnam?: Haiti, at 5.0% against 4.4% in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Haiti and Vietnam?: 0.6%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Vietnam?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Vietnam rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Haiti ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 46th of 99 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 wasting, weight for height (% 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 wasting, weight for height (% 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: 113 places, 1,312 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.