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VN ranks fourth in Southeast Asia in average height
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VN ranks fourth in Southeast Asia in average height

Vietnamese are the fourth tallest people in Southeast Asia, only after Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, thanks to improvements in maternal and child nutrition, heard a workshop held by the Ministry of Health in Hanoi.

Average height of Vietnamese youths shows remarkable improvement: nutrition survey
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Average height of Vietnamese youths shows remarkable improvement: nutrition survey

The average height of Vietnamese youths has shown remarkable improvements, reaching 168.1cm for 18-year-old males in 2020, up 3.7 cm from 2020, and 156.2cm for 18-year-old females, up from 154.8cm,

Vietnamese over 10cm shorter than WHO standard
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Vietnamese over 10cm shorter than WHO standard

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malnutrition has greatly contributed to Vietnamese people’s shortness compared with other countries in Asia and Europe, according to the National Institute of Nutrition.

$285mil project to improve Vietnamese’s average height poses big concerns
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$285mil project to improve Vietnamese’s average height poses big concerns

 VietNamNet Bridge - Economists and journalists are skeptical about the numbers on Vietnam’s social and economic indicators. Few people pay attention to a number that is also very important – the average height of Vietnamese people.