Life expectancy at birth, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Life expectancy at birth, female was 79.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Viet Nam, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Viet Nam is 79.38 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Viet Nam peaked at 80.31 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.75 years, in 1972.
That places Viet Nam 95th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.19 years | — |
| 1961 | 61.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 61.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 61.12 years | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 61.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 61.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 61.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 61.7 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 58.86 years | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 60.57 years | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 60.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 61.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 58.75 years | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 61.7 years | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 61.14 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 66.54 years | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 68.01 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 68.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 69.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 69.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 69.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 70.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 70.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 70.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 70.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 71.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 71.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 72.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 72.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 72.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 73.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 73.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 73.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 73.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 73.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 75.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 75.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 76.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 76.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 77.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 78.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 78.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.81 years | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.47 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.79 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.31 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 78.77 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 79.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.38 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.17 years | 58.86 years | 61.8 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.54 years | 58.75 years | 69.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.28 years | 69.93 years | 72.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.6 years | 73.06 years | 76.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.96 years | 77.28 years | 78.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.65 years | 78.38 years | 78.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.39 years | 78.77 years | 80.31 years | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1104 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.8301 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Viet Nam?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Viet Nam was 79.38 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 80.31 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.75 years in 1972.
- How does Viet Nam rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 95th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.