Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.08 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Viet Nam, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Viet Nam is 10.08, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Viet Nam peaked at 18.51 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.08, in 2022.
That places Viet Nam 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.87 | — |
| 1991 | 18.02 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 18.17 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 18.3 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 18.41 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.48 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 18.51 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 18.49 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 18.44 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 18.35 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.23 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 18.1 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.94 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.76 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 17.55 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 17.28 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 16.97 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.63 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 16.25 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 15.86 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 15.46 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 15.05 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.65 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 14.25 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 13.83 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 13.39 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 12.92 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 12.43 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 11.94 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 11.45 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 10.97 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.51 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 10.08 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3 | 17.87 | 18.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.26 | 15.86 | 18.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.54 | 11.45 | 15.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.52 | 10.08 | 10.97 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 15 Burkina Faso 10.84 compare
- 16 Nepal 10.56 compare
- 17 Gambia 10.44 compare
- 19 Philippines 10.06 compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.05 compare
- 21 Mauritania 10 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Viet Nam?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Viet Nam was 10.08 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 18.51 in 1996.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 in 2022.
- How does Viet Nam rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Viet Nam ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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