Number healthy diet unaffordable in Vietnam

Vietnam: Number healthy diet unaffordable was 8.90 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.90 million
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
45th
of 150 countries
All-time high
11.50 million
in 2017
All-time low
8.90 million
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Vietnam, 2017–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2017202020242017: 11.5M2018: 10.5M2019: 9.0M2020: 9.8M2021: 10.4M2022: 10.0M2023: 9.5M2024: 8.9M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number healthy diet unaffordable in Vietnam is 8.90 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Vietnam ranks 45th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Number healthy diet unaffordable in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Number healthy diet unaffordable in Vietnam, 2017 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2017 11.50 million —
2018 10.50 million -8.7%
2019 9.00 million -14.3%
2020 9.80 million +8.9%
2021 10.40 million +6.1%
2022 10.00 million -3.8%
2023 9.50 million -5.0%
2024 8.90 million -6.3%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 8.90 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.20 million, 7.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 8.90 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.90 million, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 10.33 million 9.00 million 11.50 million 3
2020s 9.72 million 8.90 million 10.40 million 5

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 42 Romania 10.00 million compare
  2. 43 Sri Lanka 9.90 million compare
  3. 44 Algeria 9.40 million compare
  4. 45 Japan 8.90 million compare
  5. 47 Guatemala 8.80 million compare
  6. 48 Senegal 8.70 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number healthy diet unaffordable in Vietnam?
Number healthy diet unaffordable in Vietnam was 8.90 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 11.50 million in 2017.
What is the lowest number healthy diet unaffordable recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 8.90 million in 2024.
How does Vietnam rank for number healthy diet unaffordable?
Vietnam ranks 45th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is number healthy diet unaffordable rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number healthy diet unaffordable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number healthy diet unaffordable
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
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