Country Nutrition Profiles
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Overview
Nutritional information
Vietnam is on course to meet the global target for exclusive breast feeding, but remains offcourse to meet all other targets analysed by the GNR.
Although it performs relatively well against other developing countries, Viet Nam still experiences burdens among its under-5 population. The national prevalence of childhood overweight as of 2015 is 5.3%, which has increased slightly from 3.5% in 2014. The national prevalence childhood stunting is 24.6%,below the developing country weighted average of 27.9%. Viet Nam’s childhood wasting prevalence of 6.4% is also below the developing country average of 9.4%.
A total of 24% of infants under 23 months are exclusively breastfed, which is considerablyless than the Asia average of 42.2%. Viet Nam’s 2015 Low birthweight prevalence of 8.2% has decreased slightly from XX in 2000.
Viet Nam’s adult population faces malnutrition burdens; 24.2% of women of reproductive age in Viet Nam have anemia, and 5.5% of adult males suffer from diabetes. OvernutritionOverweight and obesity are also an issue in Viet Nam, where 2.7% of adult females suffer from obesity. In these latter two indicators, males and females are relatively equally affected.
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates, NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, WHO Global Health Observatory.
Notes: Thresholds for a country having the form or not: stunting in children aged under 5 years >20%; aneamia in women of reproductive age >20%; overweight (body mass index >25) in adult women aged >18 years >35%.
Progress against global nutrition targets 2018
Under-5 stunting
10/48 on course
Under-5 wasting
10/48 on course
Under-5 overweight
10/48 on course
Low birthweight
10/48 on course
Exclusive breastfeeding
10/48 on course
Adult female obesity
On courseAdult male obesity
No progressAdult female diabetes
NAAdult male obesity
Some progressWRA anaemia
Some progressSources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates, NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, WHO Global Health Observatory.
Notes: Thresholds for a country having the form or not: stunting in children aged under 5 years >20%; aneamia in women of reproductive age >20%; overweight (body mass index >25) in adult women aged >18 years >35%.
Diet
Infant and young child feeding
Dietary intake
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Interventions and financing
National nutrition strategies
| Coverage / practice indicator | Total (%) | Boy (%) | Girl (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children 0-59 months with diarrhoea who received zinc treatment | 44 | NA | NA | 2014 |
| Children 6-59 months who received A supplements in last 6 months | 61 | 62 | 60 | 2014 |
| Children 6-59 months given iron supplements in past 7 days | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2014 |
| Women with a birth in last five years who received iron and folic acid during their most recent pregnancy | NA | NA | NA | |
| Household consumption of any iodised salt | 82 | NA | NA | 2011 |
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Targets included in national (nutrition or other) plan
- Stunting
- Undetermined
- Anaemia
- On course
- Low birthweight
- Off course
- Child overweight
- On course
- Exclusive breastfeeding
- On course
- Wasting
- No data
- Salt intake
- Reached
- Overweight adults and adolescents
- Reached
- Multisectoral Comprehensive nutrition plan
- Reached
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Intervention coverage
| Coverage / practice indicator | Total (%) | Boy (%) | Girl (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children 0-59 months with diarrhoea who received zinc treatment | 44 | NA | NA | 2014 |
| Children 6-59 months who received A supplements in last 6 months | 61 | 62 | 60 | 2014 |
| Children 6-59 months given iron supplements in past 7 days | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2014 |
| Women with a birth in last five years who received iron and folic acid during their most recent pregnancy | NA | NA | NA | |
| Household consumption of any iodised salt | 82 | NA | NA | 2011 |
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Development assistance
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Social determinants
Population
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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GDP per capita (PPP$)
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Poverty rates (%)
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Income inequality
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Prevalence of undernurishment
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Gender-related determinants
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Female secondary education enrolment (net, % population)
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Drinking water coverage (% population)
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Sanitation coverage (% population)
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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Population density of health workers per 1,000 people
Sources: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group: Joint child malnutrition estimates. n=5
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