Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female was 17.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Vietnam is 17.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Vietnam peaked at 39.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 55th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.6% | — |
| 2001 | 37.9% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -2.7% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 17.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 2.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 17.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.9%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 26.9% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Vietnam?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female in Vietnam was 17.9% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, female?
- Vietnam ranks 55th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.