Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Vietnam
Vietnam: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 10.08 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10.08
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
18th
of 193 countries
All-time high
18.51
in 1996
All-time low
10.08
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Vietnam, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 18.51 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10.08, in 2022.
That places Vietnam 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 Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 10.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.63, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 10.08 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.83, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
- 15 Burkina Faso 10.84 compare
- 16 Nepal 10.56 compare
- 17 Gambia 10.44 compare
- 19 Philippines 10.06 compare
- 20 Iran 10.05 compare
- 21 Mauritania 10 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Vietnam?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- 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 Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 in 2022.
- How does Vietnam rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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