Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Vietnam
Vietnam: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 1.35 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Vietnam is 1.35 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Vietnam peaked at 2.88 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 21st of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.88 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.69 million | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 2.56 million | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.46 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.39 million | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.32 million | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.24 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.19 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.15 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.10 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.04 million | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.98 million | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.93 million | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.88 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.85 million | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.76 million | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.65 million | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.50 million | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.35 million | -4.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.35 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46,050, 29.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.35 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47,600, 28.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.40 million | 2.10 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million | 1.65 million | 2.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million | 1.35 million | 1.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Vietnam?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Vietnam was 1.35 million in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Vietnam ranks 21st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.