Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Haiti or Viet Nam?

Haiti, at 5.0% against 4.4% in Viet Nam as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Viet Nam?

7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.

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.

Haiti vs Viet Nam: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted

Haiti

5.0%

in 2023

Viet Nam

4.4%

in 2023

Haiti rank

44th

Viet Nam rank

46th

Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time

Haiti
Viet Nam

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 5.0% against 4.4% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Haiti ranks 44th and Viet Nam ranks 46th of 99 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.3%	13.5%	4.2%	Viet Nam
2000s	7.8%	8.0%	0.1%	Viet Nam
2010s	5.0%	6.4%	1.3%	Viet Nam
2020s	5.0%	4.4%	0.6%	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Haiti or Viet Nam?: Haiti, at 5.0% against 4.4% in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Haiti and Viet Nam?: 0.6%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Viet Nam?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Viet Nam rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?: Haiti ranks 44th 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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Indicator: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 99 places, 962 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.