Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 6.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.64 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.04 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.32 years
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Viet Nam, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Viet Nam stood at 6.64 years.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Viet Nam peaked at 7.04 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.32 years, in 1955.
That places Viet Nam 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.39 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.46 years | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 3.57 years | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 3.56 years | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.61 years | -26.5% |
| 1955 | 2.32 years | -11.1% |
| 1956 | 2.44 years | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 2.51 years | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 2.59 years | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 2.66 years | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 2.82 years | +5.8% |
| 1961 | 2.9 years | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 3.09 years | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 3.43 years | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 3.34 years | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 3.65 years | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 3.81 years | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 3.9 years | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 4.5 years | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 4.36 years | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 4.44 years | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 4.44 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.95 years | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 4.63 years | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 4.83 years | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 4.22 years | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 4.13 years | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 4.22 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.3 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 4.39 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 4.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 4.38 years | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 4.23 years | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 4.07 years | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 3.98 years | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 4.1 years | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 4.23 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 4.28 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.17 years | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 4.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.34 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.26 years | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.18 years | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.04 years | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.26 years | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.45 years | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.78 years | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 5.19 years | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 5.71 years | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 5.91 years | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 6.18 years | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.47 years | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.6 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.26 years | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.43 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.41 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.58 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.04 years | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.48 years | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 6.66 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.64 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.91 years | 2.32 years | 3.57 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.58 years | 2.82 years | 4.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.46 years | 4.13 years | 4.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 years | 3.98 years | 4.44 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.56 years | 4.04 years | 5.71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 years | 5.91 years | 6.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 years | 6.41 years | 6.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7 years | 6.48 years | 7.04 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 11 Curaçao 7.3 years compare
- 12 Armenia 7.12 years compare
- 13 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7.02 years compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 6.63 years compare
- 16 Saint Martin (French Part) 6.58 years compare
- 17 Uruguay 6.43 years 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.8598 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 0.7709 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Viet Nam?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Viet Nam was 6.64 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 years in 1955.
- How does Viet Nam rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Viet Nam ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.