Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female was 3.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female 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 wasting, weight for height, female in Vietnam stood at 3.9%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.6% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Vietnam peaked at 10.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2010.
Vietnam ranks 45th of 86 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 wasting, weight for height, female in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.9% | — |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +67.8% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -48.5% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +60.8% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -46.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 3.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 3.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.2%, 63% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 5.9% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.1% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Vietnam?
- Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female in Vietnam was 3.9% 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 wasting, weight for height, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female?
- Vietnam ranks 45th out of 86 countries with data for 2010.
- Is prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 wasting, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.