Life expectancy vs. health spending in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Life expectancy vs. health spending 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
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Viet Nam, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 74.59 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Viet Nam peaked at 75.38 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.04 years, in 1950.
That places Viet Nam 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.04 years | — |
| 1951 | 48.7 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 49.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 49.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 52 years | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 54.83 years | +5.4% |
| 1956 | 55.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 56.17 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 56.8 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 57.4 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 58.05 years | +1.1% |
| 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% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Viet Nam?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Viet Nam was 74.59 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.38 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.04 years in 1950.
- How does Viet Nam rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Viet Nam ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.