Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health was 2.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Viet Nam, 1992–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 2.5% for population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Viet Nam peaked at 5.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2020.
Viet Nam ranks 22nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.1% | — |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Viet Nam?
- Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health in Viet Nam was 2.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health?
- Viet Nam ranks 22nd out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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