Bahamas vs Viet Nam: Life expectancy at birth, total

Bahamas
74.71 years
in 2024
Viet Nam
74.74 years
in 2024
Bahamas rank
110th
Viet Nam rank
109th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Bahamas
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 74.74 years against 74.71 years in Bahamas, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 110th and Viet Nam ranks 109th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 64.09 years 56.72 years 7.38 years Bahamas
1970s 67.75 years 59.2 years 8.55 years Bahamas
1980s 70.06 years 67.09 years 2.96 years Bahamas
1990s 71.47 years 70.7 years 0.7764 years Bahamas
2000s 73.19 years 73.2 years 0.0073 years Viet Nam
2010s 73.6 years 73.91 years 0.3035 years Viet Nam
2020s 73.5 years 74.67 years 1.17 years Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Bahamas or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 74.74 years against 74.71 years in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Bahamas and Viet Nam?
0.03 years, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Viet Nam?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Viet Nam rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Bahamas ranks 110th and Viet Nam ranks 109th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.