Viet Nam
Every country around the world faces different challenges based on multiple factors, including: population, economy, and location. Below you’ll find valuable information about how cooking on traditional cookstoves affects this country, as well as about the opportunities for moving to clean cooking solutions.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Region
Asia
Country
Viet Nam
Population Size ('000)
83,839,483
GDP per capital (USD)
1191.35
Income per day (USD)
3.26
Urban Population (%)
28.80%
Rural Population (%)
71.20%
Average Household size
5
HEALTH
Percentage of population using solid fuels for cooking
70%
Number of people affected by HAP
58,385,932
Number of households affected by HAP
12,692,594
Number of deaths per year
23,800
Urban population using solid fuels (%)
20.20%
Rural population using solid fuels (%)
72.10%
Population using wood for cooking (%)
56.80%
Population using dung for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using charcoal for cooking (%)
3.50%
Population using coal for cooking (%)
5.20%
Population using kerosene for cooking (%)
1.30%
Population using gas for cooking (%)
32.30%
Population using electricity for cooking (%)
0.40%
Population using other fuels for cooking (%)
0.50%
COOKSTOVES BY COMPARISON
Percentage with access to improved water (%)
85%
Percentage with access to improved sanitation (%)
61%
Diarrhea deaths per year
5900
Deaths per year from outdoor air pollution
6700
Deaths per year from malaria
200
Deaths per year from tuberculosis
18,300
Deaths per year from HIV/AIDS
12,200
Annual PM10 [mg/m3]*
66
BUSINESS/MARKET
Existence and success of businesses/social enterprises
low
Infrastructure strength score
3.56
Prevailance of lending institutions
11
Number of borrowers
6,116,000
Penetration of Credit Unions
2.51%
Ease of doing business score *
98
Lending interest rate
13.1 %
Starting business score *
103
Getting credit score *
24
Protecting investors score *
166
Trading across borders score *
68
GENDER
Overall women's empowerment indicator score *
0.6776
Economic participation and opportunity score *
0.7212
Educational attainment score *
0.9242
Health and survival score *
0.9469
Political empowerment score *
0.1182
Percentage of girls in school
no data
Literacy rate of women (%)
91%
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Environmental problems
severe deforestation (#5 for fuelwood use globally), desertification, air pollution, water pollution, environmental contamination from use of herbicidal warfare agents during Vietnam War
Environmental considerations
fuelwood deficit
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
1.32
COOKSTOVE ADOPTION INDICATORS
Population using improved biomass cookstoves (%)
0.327
Primary Fuel Used
Wood
Access to clean fuels (% of population with access to electricity and gas)
22