Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Vietnam
Vietnam: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Vietnam is 10.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Vietnam peaked at 10.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 33rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Vietnam, 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% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 10.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam'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 Vietnam
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)
- 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Vietnam?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Vietnam was 10.5% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Vietnam ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.