Cameroon vs Viet Nam: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Cameroon
4.3%
in 2018
Viet Nam
4.4%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
48th
Viet Nam rank
46th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Cameroon
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 48th and Viet Nam ranks 46th of 99 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 11.9% | 4.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 10.5% | 3.6% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 6.3% | 1.2% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Cameroon or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Cameroon and Viet Nam?
- 0.1%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Viet Nam?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Viet Nam rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Cameroon ranks 48th and Viet Nam ranks 46th of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.