Children moderately or severely stunted in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1,353 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Viet Nam, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 1,353 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Viet Nam peaked at 2,881 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,353 num th, in 2024.
Viet Nam ranks 20th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,399 num th | 2,105 num th | 2,881 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,872 num th | 1,647 num th | 2,040 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,455 num th | 1,353 num th | 1,560 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 stunted in Viet Nam?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Viet Nam was 1,353 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 2,881 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,353 num th in 2024.
- How does Viet Nam rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Viet Nam ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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