Healthy life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 65.35 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
65.35
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
50th
of 185 countries
All-time high
66.16
in 2020
All-time low
63.74
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 65.35 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam peaked at 66.16 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.74, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 50th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.74 | — |
| 2001 | 63.86 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.95 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 64.02 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 64.08 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.11 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.18 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 64.24 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.29 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 64.34 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 64.41 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 64.51 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.61 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 64.69 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 64.78 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 64.84 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.99 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.14 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.27 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 65.39 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.16 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 65.35 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.08 | 63.74 | 64.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.86 | 64.41 | 65.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.76 | 65.35 | 66.16 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam was 65.35 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 66.16 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.74 in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Viet Nam ranks 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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