Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) was 26.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
26.7%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
17th
of 41 countries
All-time high
67.0%
in 1992
All-time low
26.7%
in 2020
Years of data
9
1992–2020
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Viet Nam, 1992–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Viet Nam stood at 26.7%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Viet Nam peaked at 67.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2020.
That places Viet Nam 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 67.0% | — |
| 1997 | 53.9% | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -2.3% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 26.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.9%, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 26.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.8%, 96% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.5% | 53.9% | 67.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 44.9% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 27.3% | 37.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Viet Nam?
- Financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Viet Nam was 26.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2020.
- How does Viet Nam rank for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025)?
- Viet Nam ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025 definition): population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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