Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Children aged <5 years wasted for age was 5.7% in 2013. ▼ Falling
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Viet Nam, 1984–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 5.7% for children aged <5 years wasted for age in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.5% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children aged <5 years wasted for age in Viet Nam peaked at 13.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2011.
That places Viet Nam 39th out of 77 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 8.5% | — |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +30.6% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | -39.6% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +101.5% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -38.0% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 6.7% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.9% | 11.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 3 |
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More health data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0167 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children aged <5 years wasted for age in Viet Nam?
- Children aged <5 years wasted for age in Viet Nam was 5.7% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest children aged <5 years wasted for age recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2011.
- How does Viet Nam rank for children aged <5 years wasted for age?
- Viet Nam ranks 39th out of 77 countries with data for 2013.
- Is children aged <5 years wasted for age rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Children aged <5 years wasted for age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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