Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Vietnam
Vietnam: Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male was 23.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, 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 stunting, height for age, male in Vietnam stood at 23.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Vietnam peaked at 61.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2010.
That places Vietnam 41st out of 83 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 61.7% | — |
| 1999 | 45.5% | -26.3% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -24.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 23.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 23.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.5%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 45.5% | 61.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 31.5% | 43.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 39 Cote d'Ivoire 24.3% compare
- 40 Bangladesh 23.8% compare
- 42 Indonesia 23.4% compare
- 43 Eswatini 22.7% compare
- 44 Malaysia 21.8% compare
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 stunting, height for age, male in Vietnam?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male in Vietnam was 23.7% 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 stunting, height for age, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age, male?
- Vietnam ranks 41st out of 83 countries with data for 2010.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stunting, height for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting, male, is the percentage of boys 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.