Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the association between chonic abdominal pain and stressful life events. Results: Children with stressful life events in family as death of mother, father loss job and scolded by parents; stressful life events in school as learning load and studying in Van Lang school, Nguyen Du school, Vo Truong Toan school, Tran Van On school and Chu Van An school compared with Duc Tri school had higher proportion of chronic abdominal pain. Conclusion: The relationship between stressful life events and functional abdominal pain was identified.