Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 74.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.74 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
109th
of 218 countries
All-time high
75.38 years
in 2020
All-time low
51.91 years
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Vietnam, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Vietnam is 74.74 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Vietnam peaked at 75.38 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.91 years, in 1972.
Vietnam ranks 109th of 218 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.05 years | — |
| 1961 | 58.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 58.2 years | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 56.9 years | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 57.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 56.97 years | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 56.91 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 56.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 52.67 years | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 54.79 years | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 54.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 55.59 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 51.91 years | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 55.68 years | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 54.75 years | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 61.87 years | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 63.67 years | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 64.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 64.53 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 64.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 65.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 65.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 66.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 66.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 66.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 67.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 67.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 68 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 68.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 68.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 69.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 69.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 69.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 69.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 70.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 70.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 71.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 72.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 72.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 72.98 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 73.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.06 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.71 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.95 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.98 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.21 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.38 years | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 74.14 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 74.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.74 years | +0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 74.74 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.53 years, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 74.74 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.72 years | 52.67 years | 58.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.2 years | 51.91 years | 64.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.09 years | 65.34 years | 68.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7 years | 69.03 years | 72.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2 years | 72.75 years | 73.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.91 years | 73.61 years | 74.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.67 years | 74.14 years | 75.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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)
- 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 life expectancy at birth, total in Vietnam?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Vietnam was 74.74 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.38 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.91 years in 1972.
- How does Vietnam rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Vietnam ranks 109th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.