Life expectancy at age 60, female in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 23.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Viet Nam, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Viet Nam is 23.71 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Viet Nam peaked at 24.57 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.36 years, in 1972.
That places Viet Nam 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.28 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 17.34 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 17.1 years | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 17.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 17.17 years | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 17.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 17.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 16.38 years | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 16.87 years | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 16.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 17.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 16.36 years | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 17.21 years | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 17.04 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 18.61 years | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 19.04 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 19.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 19.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 19.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 19.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 19.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 19.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 19.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 19.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 20.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 20.18 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 20.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 20.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 20.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 20.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 20.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 20.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 20.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 20.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 21.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 21.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 21.69 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 22.12 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 22.5 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 22.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 22.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 23.07 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 23.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.82 years | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 22.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 23 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 23.02 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 23.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 23.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 23.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 23.15 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 23.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.57 years | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 23.3 years | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 23.62 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 23.71 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.12 years | 16.38 years | 17.37 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.03 years | 16.36 years | 19.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.04 years | 19.61 years | 20.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.24 years | 20.65 years | 22.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.95 years | 22.64 years | 23.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.27 years | 23.11 years | 23.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.77 years | 23.3 years | 24.57 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More gender data for Viet Nam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 722,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 668,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 741,284 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Viet Nam?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Viet Nam was 23.71 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 24.57 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.36 years in 1972.
- How does Viet Nam rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Viet Nam ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.