Life Expectancy at Birth in Vietnam
Vietnam: Life Expectancy at Birth was 74.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.74
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
107th
of 216 countries
All-time high
75.38
in 2020
All-time low
51.91
in 1972
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Vietnam, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Vietnam 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 Vietnam peaked at 75.38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.91, in 1972.
Vietnam 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.05 | — |
| 1961 | 58.46 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 58.2 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 56.9 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 57.47 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 56.97 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 56.91 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 56.74 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 52.67 | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 54.79 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 54.93 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 55.59 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 51.91 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 55.68 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 54.75 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 61.87 | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 63.67 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 64.07 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 64.53 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 64.99 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 65.34 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 65.78 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 66.21 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 66.55 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 66.93 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 67.19 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 67.55 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 68 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 68.58 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 68.81 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 69.03 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 69.3 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 69.62 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 69.96 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 70.38 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 70.87 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 71.3 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.67 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 72.28 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 72.58 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.75 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 72.98 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 73.14 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.24 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.06 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.2 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.29 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.39 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.45 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.53 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.61 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.71 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.76 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.82 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.89 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.95 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.03 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.21 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.38 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 74.14 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 74.5 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.59 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.74 | +0.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 74.74 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 74.74 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- 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)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Vietnam?
- Life expectancy at birth in Vietnam was 74.74 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.38 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.91 in 1972.
- How does Vietnam rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Vietnam ranks 107th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.