Survival to age 65, male in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Survival to age 65, male was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Viet Nam, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, male in Viet Nam stood at 73.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Viet Nam peaked at 73.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1972.
Viet Nam ranks 112th 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.
Survival to age 65, male in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.4% | — |
| 1961 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 48.6% | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 45.0% | -7.3% |
| 1964 | 46.4% | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 44.4% | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 43.9% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 43.3% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 34.5% | -20.3% |
| 1969 | 38.6% | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 38.6% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 39.8% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 32.2% | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 39.5% | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 37.3% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 52.4% | +40.4% |
| 1976 | 56.3% | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 56.8% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 58.1% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 58.7% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 60.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 61.4% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 65.1% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.4% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 68.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +0.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 73.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 73.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.1%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, male in Viet Nam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +40.4% | 37.3% | 52.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.4% | 34.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.9% | 32.2% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.2% | 58.7% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 65.4% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 70.1% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 70.8% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 71.5% | 73.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More health data for Viet Nam
- 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 survival to age 65, male in Viet Nam?
- Survival to age 65, male in Viet Nam was 73.0% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1972.
- How does Viet Nam rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Viet Nam ranks 112th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.