The war not only left Vietnam with countless deformed children, but also greatly hindered its economic development. Today its national income per capita is only US $ 600, less than one-tenth of that in Taiwan, and the state is unable to provide sufficient medical resources and personnel to treat so many patients.
戰爭留給越南的不只是無數的畸形兒，更讓越南的經濟大大倒退，目前越南全國平均國民年所得只有六百美金，不到台灣的十分之一。國家也無法提供足夠的資源和醫療人員，為這麼多患者治療。