Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Vietnam

Overweight in adults in Vietnam in 2024 — 20%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 17.7 pp.

2024 20% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 7of 199
Period maximum 20%2024
Period minimum 2.3%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Vietnam, 1980–20240510152019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 2.3%1981: 2.3%1982: 2.3%1983: 2.4%1984: 2.4%1985: 2.5%1986: 2.5%1987: 2.6%1988: 2.7%1989: 2.7%1990: 2.8%1991: 2.9%1992: 3%1993: 3.1%1994: 3.3%1995: 3.4%1996: 3.6%1997: 3.7%1998: 3.9%1999: 4.1%2000: 4.3%2001: 4.6%2002: 4.9%2003: 5.2%2004: 5.5%2005: 5.9%2006: 6.3%2007: 6.8%2008: 7.2%2009: 7.8%2010: 8.4%2011: 9%2012: 9.7%2013: 10.4%2014: 11.2%2015: 12%2016: 12.8%2017: 13.6%2018: 14.5%2019: 15.4%2020: 16.3%2021: 17.2%2022: 18.1%2023: 19%2024: 20%
Change over the period: +17.7 pp Annual average: 0.4 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 20%
World computed 43.7%
East Asia & Pacific computed 38.2%
South-Eastern Asia computed 37%
Overweight in adults — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20 +0.9 pp
2023 19 +0.9 pp
2022 18.1 +0.9 pp
2021 17.2 +0.9 pp
2020 16.3 +0.9 pp
2019 15.4 +0.9 pp
2018 14.5 +0.9 pp
2017 13.6 +0.8 pp
2016 12.8 +0.8 pp
2015 12 +0.8 pp
2014 11.2 +0.8 pp
2013 10.4 +0.7 pp
2012 9.7 +0.7 pp
2011 9 +0.6 pp
2010 8.4 +0.6 pp
2009 7.8 +0.5 pp
2008 7.2 +0.5 pp
2007 6.8 +0.5 pp
2006 6.3 +0.4 pp
2005 5.9 +0.4 pp
2004 5.5 +0.3 pp
2003 5.2 +0.3 pp
2002 4.9 +0.3 pp
2001 4.6 +0.3 pp
2000 4.3 +0.2 pp
1999 4.1 +0.2 pp
1998 3.9 +0.2 pp
1997 3.7 +0.2 pp
1996 3.6 +0.2 pp
1995 3.4 +0.1 pp
1994 3.3 +0.1 pp
1993 3.1 +0.1 pp
1992 3 +0.1 pp
1991 2.9 +0.1 pp
1990 2.8 +0.1 pp
1989 2.7 +0.1 pp
1988 2.7 +0.1 pp
1987 2.6 +0.1 pp
1986 2.5 +0.1 pp
1985 2.5 +0.1 pp
1984 2.4 +0 pp
1983 2.4 +0 pp
1982 2.3 +0 pp
1981 2.3 +0 pp
1980 2.3

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.