Kenya vs Vietnam: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Kenya
4.5%
in 2022
Vietnam
4.4%
in 2023
Kenya rank
45th
Vietnam rank
46th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Kenya
- Vietnam
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.5% against 4.4% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 45th and Vietnam ranks 46th of 99 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 10.7% | 3.6% | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 9.2% | 2.4% | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 6.7% | 1.6% | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Kenya or Vietnam?
- Kenya, at 4.5% against 4.4% in Vietnam as of 2022.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Kenya and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Kenya ranks 45th and Vietnam 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.