Life Expectancy at Birth in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Life Expectancy at Birth was 74.74 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Viet Nam, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam is 74.74, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam peaked at 75.38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.91, in 1972.
Viet Nam ranks 107th of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.72 | 52.67 | 58.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.2 | 51.91 | 64.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.09 | 65.34 | 68.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7 | 69.03 | 72.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2 | 72.75 | 73.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.91 | 73.61 | 74.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.67 | 74.14 | 75.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More gender data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 682,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 760,155 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam?
- Life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam was 74.74 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.91 in 1972.
- How does Viet Nam rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Viet Nam ranks 107th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.