Vietnam - Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) in Vietnam was 13.40 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 40.70 in 1988, while its lowest value was 11.70 in 2010.

Definition: Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's child growth standards released in 2006.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1988 40.70
1993 36.60
1994 40.60
1998 35.80
1999 31.10
2000 26.70
2002 23.40
2003 24.60
2004 23.80
2005 22.70
2006 22.10
2007 22.60
2008 20.20
2009 17.50
2010 11.70
2011 16.80
2012 16.20
2013 15.30
2014 14.50
2015 14.10
2016 13.80
2017 13.40

Aggregation method: Linear mixed-effect model estimates

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Undernourished children have lower resistance to infection and are more likely to die from common childhood ailments such as diarrheal diseases and respiratory infections. Frequent illness saps the nutritional status of those who survive, locking them int

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition