Life expectancy in Vietnam
Vietnam: Life expectancy was 75.38 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Vietnam, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Vietnam is 75.38 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Vietnam peaked at 75.38 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Vietnam ranks 58th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 27.5 years | +10.0% |
| 1938 | 32.5 years | +18.2% |
| 1950 | 40.45 years | +24.5% |
| 1955 | 42.95 years | +6.2% |
| 1960 | 44.41 years | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 46.9 years | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 50.56 years | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 55.92 years | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 57.45 years | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 60.8 years | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 69.21 years | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 71.38 years | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 72.46 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.27 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 73.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 75.38 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 30 years | 27.5 years | 32.5 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 41.7 years | 40.45 years | 42.95 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 45.65 years | 44.41 years | 46.9 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 53.24 years | 50.56 years | 55.92 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.12 years | 57.45 years | 60.8 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 70.3 years | 69.21 years | 71.38 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.87 years | 72.46 years | 73.27 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 73.69 years | 73.51 years | 73.88 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.38 years | 75.38 years | 75.38 years | 1 |
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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.011 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 176 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Vietnam?
- Life expectancy in Vietnam was 75.38 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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 25 years in 1870.
- How does Vietnam rank for life expectancy?
- Vietnam ranks 58th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.