Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.5%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
33rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
10.5%
in 2024
All-time low
2.2%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 10.5% for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Viet Nam peaked at 10.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 33rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +7.1% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 10.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 10.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.5%, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.0% | 10.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Viet Nam?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Viet Nam was 10.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Viet Nam ranks 33rd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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