Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Vietnam
Vietnam: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 23.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Vietnam, 1993–2010
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 23.7% for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Vietnam peaked at 61.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2010.
Vietnam ranks 41st of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female 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 gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Vietnam?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Vietnam was 23.7% in 2010, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2010.
- How does Vietnam rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Vietnam ranks 41st out of 83 countries with data for 2010.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female 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 Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.