Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in Vietnam
Vietnam: Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male was 1.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 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
In 2010, prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in Vietnam stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 70.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in Vietnam peaked at 4.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 42nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +93.8% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -61.3% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +116.7% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -70.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in Vietnam?
- Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male in Vietnam was 1.2% 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 severe wasting, weight for height, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male?
- Vietnam ranks 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2010.
- Is prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 severe wasting, weight for height, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of severe wasting, male, is the proportion of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.