Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female was 3.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Vietnam, 1993–2010
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 3.4% for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.0% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Vietnam peaked at 3.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1999.
Vietnam ranks 52nd of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -36.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +36.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 3.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 55% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 3.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.9%, 88% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Vietnam?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female in Vietnam was 3.4% in 2010, according to UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
- How does Vietnam rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?
- Vietnam ranks 52nd out of 85 countries with data for 2010.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.