Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Weight-for-height <-3 SD was 1 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Vietnam, 1993–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weight-for-height <-3 sd in Vietnam is 1, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height <-3 sd in Vietnam peaked at 4.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9914, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 43rd out of 84 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.34 | — |
| 1999 | 2.76 | +106.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9914 | -64.1% |
| 2002 | 2.36 | +137.9% |
| 2003 | 2.74 | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 2.82 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.76 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.44 | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 2.39 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.42 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | +57.1% |
| 2010 | 1.19 | -68.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 4.8 | +269.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | -70.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Weight-for-height <-3 SD in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +269.2% | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | +137.9% | 0.9914 | 2.36 |
| 1999 | +106.5% | 1.34 | 2.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.05 | 1.34 | 2.76 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.52 | 0.9914 | 3.8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.71 | 1 | 4.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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 weight-for-height <-3 sd in Vietnam?
- Weight-for-height <-3 sd in Vietnam was 1 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height <-3 sd recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9914 in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for weight-for-height <-3 sd?
- Vietnam ranks 43rd out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is weight-for-height <-3 sd rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height <-3 SD (severe wasting). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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