Vietnam has always been considered one of the countries with the most modest stature. What is the Vietnamese average height today? Whether there has been an improvement compared to the past when Japan and Korea, who have the same height, have reached the top of Asia's tallest for years. The following writing will help you answer this question. 

According to a survey conducted by the General Statistics Office and the National Institute of Nutrition in 2019-2020, the average height in Vietnam is 168.1cm in men and 156.2cm in women, a strong growth compared with previous periods. However, these indicators are still below the current World average of 177 cm for men and 163.7 cm for women.

There are many reasons why Vietnamese average height is lower than WHO standards. Many of us always think that it is genetics that make Vietnamese people inferior to other countries. However, in reality, genetics only affect about 23% in the process of height development. The proof is that the height measurement of Japanese people according to Nytimes statistics in 1950 is lower than that of Vietnam. But only half a century later, Japan's average height has changed drastically, reaching the top of Asia's height, although it is still lower than the world average. Meanwhile, Vietnam is still in the short group of Asia and the World. It is the lack of science in daily life that causes There are many reasons why Vietnamese average height is lower than WHO standards. Many of us always think that it is genetics that make Vietnamese people inferior to other countries. However, in reality, genetics only affect about 23% in the process of height development. The proof is that the height measurement of Japanese people according to Nytimes statistics in 1950 is lower than that of Vietnam. But only half a century later, Japan's average height has changed drastically, reaching the top of Asia's height, although it is still lower than the world average. Meanwhile, Vietnam is still in the short group of Asia and the World. It is the lack of science in daily life that causes There are many reasons why Vietnamese average height is lower than WHO standards. Many of us always think that it is genetics that make Vietnamese people inferior to other countries. However, in reality, genetics only affect about 23% in the process of height development. The proof is that the height measurement of Japanese people according to Nytimes statistics in 1950 is lower than that of Vietnam. But only half a century later, Japan's average height has changed drastically, reaching the top of Asia's height, although it is still lower than the world average. Meanwhile, Vietnam is still in the short group of Asia and the World. It is the lack of science in daily life that causes There are many reasons why Vietnamese average height is lower than WHO standards. Many of us always think that it is genetics that make Vietnamese people inferior to other countries. However, in reality, genetics only affect about 23% in the process of height development. The proof is that the height measurement of Japanese people according to Nytimes statistics in 1950 is lower than that of Vietnam. But only half a century later, Japan's average height has changed drastically, reaching the top of Asia's height, although it is still lower than the world average. Meanwhile, Vietnam is still in the short group of Asia and the World. It is the lack of science in daily life that causes Vietnamese height to to be below WHO standards.

The daily diet of Vietnamese children is not really balanced, not focusing on adding enough necessary nutrients for good height growth. According to the report of the National Institute of Nutrition, the Vietnamese diet has a lot of meat and fish, but few green vegetables, and the salt content is quite high. With this eating habit, each day the body only receives 500-540mg of calcium, which meets about 50-60% of the WHO's daily calcium recommendation. In this context, the poor Vietnamese average height is not too surprising.

Many Vietnamese children only eat breakfast lightly or even skip breakfast because they need to be at school on time. Meanwhile, the nutrition in breakfast plays an important role in physical growth and maintaining energy levels for the body to function effectively throughout the day.

According to research by Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang, the rate of children aged 14 to 17 in Vietnam using alcohol is up to 47.5%, a very high level. Meanwhile, alcohol causes many harms to general health and height growth in children. It is the excessive use of alcoholic beverages, carbonated soft drinks and fast food that makes the  Vietnamese average height grow very slowly compared to other countries.

According to a survey conducted by Stanford University in the United States, in more than 100 countries, Vietnam is among the most sedentary countries in the world. Meanwhile, exercise dominates up to 20% of the natural height growth.

Physical education only accounts for a very small percentage of the curriculum at all levels in Vietnam. Excluding this subject in the calculation of the average grade of the semester also makes many children underestimate the importance of movement and focus their time on other cultural subjects. 

At most of the parks and training areas, people doing sports are mainly middle-aged and elderly people, the appearance of children and teenagers is really rare. The lack of physical exercise not only leads to poor growth in average height in Vietnam, but also limits health and increases the risk of many dangerous diseases. 

According to the assessment of pediatrician Johnathan Halevy - who has 12 years of research and working in Vietnam, up to half of preschool children and 40% of adolescents sleep less than the required amount of time. 

The main reason for this situation is that children have to study too much, school hours in Vietnam often start quite early around 6am - 7am, causing children not to get enough sleep compared to their age. 

Another factor that also affects the time and quality of sleep of Vietnamese children is the explosion of the Internet. Vietnam belongs to the group of countries that use the Internet the most in the world. The number of Internet users that are children and teenagers accounts for a large proportion. 

Vietnamese average height is getting higher, especially the Z-generations, when thay have more resources for physical development.