NUTRITION OF VIETNAM:  
           Situation, progress and challenges  
                                       Phuong Huynh 
                                       National Institute of Nutrition 
          Trends of Undernutrition 2000 - 2013 
          50
          45   43.3 
          40             39 
          35                      34 
                 30.1                     30.9     29.3 
          30              26.6                              25.9        Stunting
          25                       22.9                                 Underweight
          20                                20.4 
                                                     17.5               Wasting
          15                                                  15.3 
                   11.1     10.6     10.7     10.3 
          10                                           7.1      6.6 
           5
           0
                2000     2002     2005     2008     2010     2013
       Source: Nutrition Surveillance – National Institute of Nutrition 2013 
  Underweight/ Stunting/Wasting Map:  
  not just the prevalence, but the estimated number 
     Underweight 15.3% - Stunting 25.9% - Wasting 6.6% - Overweight 4.6% 
      (Nutrition surveillance 2013) – Number of U5 Children: 7.1 millions 
             IYCF indicators 
                    Early Initiation of BF                  54.3 
                           Exclusive BF *          26.5 
                  Continued BF at 1 year                         71.5 
                 Continued BF at 2 years          22.6 
                           Ever breastfed                                96.7 
               Minimum acceptable diet                          66.4 
             Minimum dietary diversity                               82.2 
               Minimum meal frequency                                 87.1 
                                            0           20           40           60           80          100
          Source: Nutrition Surveillance – National Institute of Nutrition 2013 & MISC 2014 (*)