What is life expectancy in Vietnam?

Life expectancy in Vietnam was 74.59 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Vietnam?

The highest recorded value was 75.38 years in 2020.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Vietnam?

The lowest recorded value was 48.04 years in 1950.

How does Vietnam rank for life expectancy?

Vietnam ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Vietnam?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Vietnam data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Vietnam

Name: Life expectancy in Vietnam
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vietnam: Life expectancy was 74.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

74.59 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

125th

of 236 countries

All-time high

75.38 years

in 2020

All-time low

48.04 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Vietnam, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Vietnam is 74.59 years, measured in 2023.

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 in Vietnam peaked at 75.38 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.04 years, in 1950.

Vietnam ranks 125th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	52.88 years	48.04 years	57.4 years	10
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	74.65 years	74.14 years	75.38 years	4

Countries ranked near Vietnam

122 Nicaragua 74.95 years compare
123 Mauritius 74.93 years compare
124 Bangladesh 74.67 years compare
126 Bahamas 74.55 years compare
127 Georgia 74.5 years compare
128 Belarus 74.43 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Vietnam

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 639,334 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 629,182 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 638,473 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 633,528 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 624,034 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 623,058 (2025)

All data for Vietnam →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Vietnam?: Life expectancy in Vietnam was 74.59 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Vietnam?: The highest recorded value was 75.38 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Vietnam?: The lowest recorded value was 48.04 years in 1950.
How does Vietnam rank for life expectancy?: Vietnam ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Vietnam?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vietnam data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.