Children moderately or severely overweight in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Children moderately or severely overweight was 741.6 num th in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children moderately or severely overweight in Viet Nam, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Viet Nam stood at 741.6 num th. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Viet Nam peaked at 741.6 num th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 156.3 num th, in 2001.
Viet Nam ranks 9th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 156.4 num th | — |
| 2001 | 156.3 num th | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 159.8 num th | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 166.7 num th | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 177 num th | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 188.2 num th | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 200.3 num th | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 216.3 num th | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 236.5 num th | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 256.9 num th | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 277.7 num th | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 301.8 num th | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 329.2 num th | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 359.5 num th | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 393 num th | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 436.5 num th | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 488.4 num th | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 537.2 num th | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 568.3 num th | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 594.2 num th | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 618.6 num th | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 645.4 num th | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 674.7 num th | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 706.3 num th | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 741.6 num th | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 191.44 num th | 156.3 num th | 256.9 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 428.58 num th | 277.7 num th | 594.2 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 677.32 num th | 618.6 num th | 741.6 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 822.6 num th compare
- 7 Mexico 760 num th compare
- 8 South Africa 757 num th compare
- 9 Viet Nam 741.6 num th compare
- 11 Pakistan 662 num th compare
- 12 Russian Federation 656.8 num th compare
- 12 Russian Federation 656.8 num th compare
More development goals data for Viet Nam
- Red List Index 0.7742 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 19.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,171 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 66 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 69 (2025)
- Infant deaths 16,438 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Viet Nam?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Viet Nam was 741.6 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 741.6 num th in 2024.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 156.3 num th in 2001.
- How does Viet Nam rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Viet Nam ranks 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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