Life expectancy men women in Vietnam
Vietnam: Life expectancy men women was 79.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.26
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
108th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.31
in 2020
All-time low
52.83
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Vietnam, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy men women in Vietnam stood at 79.26.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Vietnam peaked at 80.31 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.83, in 1950.
Vietnam ranks 108th 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.
Life expectancy men women in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.83 | — |
| 1951 | 53.58 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 54.38 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 54.97 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 55.24 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 57.44 | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 58.27 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 58.98 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 59.71 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 60.38 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 61.19 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 61.72 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 61.8 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 61.12 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 61.5 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 61.55 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 61.71 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 61.7 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 58.86 | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 60.57 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 60.79 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 61.38 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 58.75 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 61.7 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 61.14 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 66.54 | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 68.01 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 68.48 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 69.01 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 69.55 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 69.93 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 70.28 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 70.53 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 70.69 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 70.97 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 71.29 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 71.7 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 72.13 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 72.53 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 72.74 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 73.06 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 73.31 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 73.5 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 73.73 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 73.96 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.54 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 75.02 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 75.53 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 76.37 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 76.99 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 77.28 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.67 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 78.01 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 78.19 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.81 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.95 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.05 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.15 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.21 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.27 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.38 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.44 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.47 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.52 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.6 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.7 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.76 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.79 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.86 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.97 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.31 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 78.77 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 79.21 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.26 | +0.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 79.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 79.26 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.58 | 52.83 | 60.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.17 | 58.86 | 61.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.54 | 58.75 | 69.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.28 | 69.93 | 72.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.6 | 73.06 | 76.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.96 | 77.28 | 78.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.65 | 78.38 | 78.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.39 | 78.77 | 80.31 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Vietnam?
- Life expectancy men women in Vietnam was 79.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 80.31 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.83 in 1950.
- How does Vietnam rank for life expectancy men women?
- Vietnam ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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