Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 11.75 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Viet Nam, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 11.75 for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Viet Nam peaked at 34.15 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.75, in 2022.
Viet Nam ranks 25th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.15 | — |
| 1991 | 33.67 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 33.17 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 32.67 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 32.16 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 31.65 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 31.12 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 30.59 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 30.05 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 29.51 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 28.95 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 28.37 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 27.75 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 27.1 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.42 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 25.7 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 24.94 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.14 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.31 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 22.46 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 21.6 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 20.71 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 19.82 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 18.92 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 18.04 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 17.16 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 16.3 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 15.47 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 14.66 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 13.89 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 13.15 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.43 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 11.75 | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.87 | 29.51 | 34.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.91 | 22.46 | 28.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.66 | 13.89 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.44 | 11.75 | 13.15 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Viet Nam?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Viet Nam was 11.75 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 34.15 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.75 in 2022.
- How does Viet Nam rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Viet Nam ranks 25th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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