Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.756 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
111th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.756 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Viet Nam, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Viet Nam peaked at 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 111th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.6144 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6222 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.631 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6408 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6511 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6587 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6662 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6747 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6825 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6887 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6921 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6954 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7006 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7058 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.713 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7142 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7152 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7185 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7236 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6721 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.5% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7457 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.645 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6825 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7067 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6887 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7236 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7141 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6721 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 108 Gabon 0.7593 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 Benin 0.7573 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 110 San Marino 0.7571 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 112 Liberia 0.7557 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.7541 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 114 Naoero 0.7499 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Viet Nam?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Viet Nam was 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.756 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6082 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Viet Nam ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.