Stunting vs. GDP per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Stunting vs. GDP per capita was 18.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stunting vs. GDP per capita in Vietnam, 1988–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, stunting vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam stood at 18.2%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam peaked at 61.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2023.
That places Vietnam 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.
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 Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 74.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4368 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam?
- Stunting vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam 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 stunting vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest stunting vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for stunting vs. gdp per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stunting vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 Stunting vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stunting measures the share of children younger than 5 years that are too short for their age. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.