China vs Vietnam: Life expectancy at age 60, female
China
23.78 years
in 2024
Vietnam
23.71 years
in 2024
China rank
71st
Vietnam rank
72nd
Life expectancy at age 60, female over time
- China
- Vietnam
How they compare
China currently reports 23.78 years against 23.71 years in Vietnam, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.
China ranks 71st and Vietnam ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.74 years | 17.12 years | 3.38 years | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 16.18 years | 18.03 years | 1.85 years | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 18.18 years | 20.04 years | 1.85 years | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 20.11 years | 21.24 years | 1.13 years | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 21.57 years | 22.95 years | 1.38 years | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 23 years | 23.27 years | 0.2694 years | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 23.73 years | 23.77 years | 0.0374 years | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, China or Vietnam?
- China, at 23.78 years against 23.71 years in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between China and Vietnam?
- 0.07 years, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vietnam?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Vietnam rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- China ranks 71st and Vietnam ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.