American Samoa vs Viet Nam: Life expectancy at birth, male

American Samoa
70.32 years
in 2024
Viet Nam
70.05 years
in 2024
American Samoa rank
123rd
Viet Nam rank
126th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • American Samoa
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 70.32 years against 70.05 years in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 123rd and Viet Nam ranks 126th of 218 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 63.25 years 52.65 years 10.61 years American Samoa
1970s 65.32 years 54.31 years 11 years American Samoa
1980s 67.6 years 62.97 years 4.63 years American Samoa
1990s 68.31 years 66.74 years 1.57 years American Samoa
2000s 69.52 years 68.41 years 1.11 years American Samoa
2010s 70.27 years 69.1 years 1.17 years American Samoa
2020s 70.12 years 69.91 years 0.2102 years American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, American Samoa or Viet Nam?
American Samoa, at 70.32 years against 70.05 years in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between American Samoa and Viet Nam?
0.27 years, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Viet Nam?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do American Samoa and Viet Nam rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
American Samoa ranks 123rd and Viet Nam ranks 126th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.