Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted was 18.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Viet Nam, 1988–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 18.2% for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Viet Nam peaked at 61.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2023.
That places Viet Nam 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Share of children who are stunted in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 61.3% | — |
| 1993 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 42.1% | -19.8% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 42.1% | 61.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 29.3% | 42.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 22.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.2% | 19.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More reference data data for Viet Nam
- 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: share of children who are stunted in Viet Nam?
- Malnutrition: share of children who are stunted in Viet Nam was 18.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: share of children who are stunted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2023.
- How does Viet Nam rank for malnutrition: share of children who are stunted?
- Viet Nam ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is malnutrition: share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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: Share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children younger than five years old who are defined as stunted. Stunting is when a child is significantly shorter than the average for their age. It is a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.