Commitment

Control the overweight rate of children 0-5 years old

Government / Vietnam

January 2022 — December 2030

Description

Put these goals in the National Nutrition Strategy 2021–2030 and National Plan of Action for Nutrition to 2025 and integrate into other relevant programmes such as NCD prevention, school health and health for all

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Halt the rise of child overnutrition

Description

Control the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children 0–18 years of age

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index

Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
Global nutrition target(s)
Childhood overweight
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Impact > Obesity and diet-related NCDs
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Health

Measurement

Key indicator Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children under 5 years of age
Measurement plan Use data collected by others
Value Measurement date
Baseline 11.1% 2019
Target 10% December 2030

Progress

Value Measurement date Status
Progress report 11.8% December 2022 Off Course
The reported progress indicates that the expected level thus far had not yet been achieved and is not expected to be achieved by the end date, but as the end date is not yet reached, it could be still be possible to reach and maintain the target level.
Progress report None Unknown

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