Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Vietnam
Vietnam: Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection was 72.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
72.6%
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
83.0%
in 2006
All-time low
60.0%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Vietnam, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Vietnam is 72.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Vietnam peaked at 83.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 10th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.0% | — |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | -10.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 72.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.6%, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 72.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.6%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.3% | 60.0% | 83.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 73.0% | 81.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 7 Jordan 78.6% compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 75.8% compare
- 9 Mozambique 73.0% compare
- 11 Malawi 71.1% compare
- 12 Philippines 70.1% compare
- 13 Guinea 69.4% compare
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Vietnam?
- Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Vietnam was 72.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection?
- Vietnam ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2021.
- Is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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