Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Vietnam
Vietnam: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 6.64 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.64
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.04
in 2020
All-time low
2.32
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Vietnam, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Vietnam stood at 6.64.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Vietnam peaked at 7.04 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.32, in 1955.
That places Vietnam 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.39 | — |
| 1951 | 3.46 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 3.57 | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 3.56 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 2.61 | -26.5% |
| 1955 | 2.32 | -11.1% |
| 1956 | 2.44 | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 2.51 | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 2.59 | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 2.66 | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 2.82 | +5.8% |
| 1961 | 2.9 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 3.09 | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 3.43 | +11.0% |
| 1964 | 3.34 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 3.65 | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 3.81 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 3.9 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 4.5 | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 4.36 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 4.44 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 4.44 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.95 | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 4.63 | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 4.83 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 4.22 | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 4.13 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 4.22 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.3 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 4.39 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 4.44 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 4.38 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 4.23 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 4.07 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 3.98 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 4.1 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 4.23 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 4.28 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.17 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 4.2 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.34 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 4.36 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.26 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.18 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.04 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.26 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.45 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.78 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 5.19 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 5.71 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 5.91 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 6.18 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.47 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 6.6 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.26 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 6.31 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.35 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.39 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.4 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.41 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.46 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.43 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.41 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.43 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.46 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.52 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.58 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.58 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.63 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7.04 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 6.48 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 6.66 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.64 | -0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 6.64 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.54, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 6.64 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | -26.5% | 3.56 | 2.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.91 | 2.32 | 3.57 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.58 | 2.82 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.46 | 4.13 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 | 3.98 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.56 | 4.04 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.33 | 5.91 | 6.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.51 | 6.41 | 6.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7 | 6.48 | 7.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 11 Curacao 7.3 compare
- 12 Armenia 7.12 compare
- 13 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 7.02 compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 6.63 compare
- 16 Saint Martin (French Part) 6.58 compare
- 17 Uruguay 6.43 compare
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Vietnam?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Vietnam was 6.64 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 7.04 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 in 1955.
- How does Vietnam rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Vietnam ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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