Life expectancy at birth, male in Vietnam
Vietnam: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.05 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
125th
of 217 countries
All-time high
70.37 years
in 2020
All-time low
46.05 years
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Vietnam, 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, male in Vietnam is 70.05 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Vietnam peaked at 70.37 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.05 years, in 1972.
Vietnam ranks 125th of 217 countries on this measure, 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, male in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.05 years | — |
| 1961 | 55.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 54.82 years | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 52.99 years | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 53.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 52.77 years | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 52.54 years | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 52.24 years | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 47.3 years | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 49.65 years | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 49.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 50.4 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 46.05 years | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 50.28 years | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 49.1 years | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 57.43 years | +17.0% |
| 1976 | 59.49 years | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 59.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 60.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 60.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 60.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 61.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 62 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 62.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 62.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 63.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 63.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 63.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 64.63 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 64.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 64.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 65.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 66.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 66.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 67.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 67.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 67.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 68.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 68.14 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 68.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 68.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 68.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.28 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 68.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 68.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 68.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.04 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.37 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 69.49 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 69.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 69.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.05 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.65 years | 47.3 years | 55.37 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.31 years | 46.05 years | 60.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.97 years | 60.92 years | 64.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.74 years | 64.99 years | 68.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.41 years | 68.2 years | 68.71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1 years | 68.78 years | 69.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.91 years | 69.49 years | 70.37 years | 5 |
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More health data for Vietnam
- 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 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, male in Vietnam?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Vietnam was 70.05 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 70.37 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.05 years in 1972.
- How does Vietnam rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Vietnam ranks 125th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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, male (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.