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Categories Indicators

Healthy eating index
- Healthy eating index for Vietnam (VHEI)*
Food safety Incidence of food poisoning
- No. of food poisoning cases (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Existence of food safety regulatory agency
- Information on existing food safety agencies

Notes: *Van D. et al. 2022.

ANNEX 5.2. Nutrition and health outcomes

Nutrition and health outcomes encompass the nutritional status of individuals, including
undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight, and obesity, as well as their
health status. Nutrition and health status encompasses diet-related non-communicable
diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, cancer, and stroke.

Group of indicators and indicators for nutrition and health outcomes

Categories Indicators

Health Vitamin deficiency
status - Prevalence of children under five in vitamin deficiency (vitamin A)
- Percentage of children under five with micronutrient deficiency
(iron deficiency)
- Percentage of women of reproductive age with micronutrient
deficiency (iron deficiency)

Diet-related non-communicable diseases
- Prevalence of adults treated with certain diseases (e.g.,
hypertension, diabetes, etc.)
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- Prevalence of low birth weight (<2500 gram)

Nutrition - Prevalence of children under five stunted (height-for-age)
status - Prevalence of children under five underweight (weight-for-age)
- Prevalence of children under five wasted (weight-for-height)
- Prevalence of children under five obese and overweight children
- Prevalence of male adults obese and overweight
- Prevalence of female adults obese and overweight

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