Life expectation at birth by sex in Vietnam
Vietnam: Life expectation at birth by sex was 79.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.26
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
108th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.31
in 2020
All-time low
52.83
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Vietnam, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 79.26 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Vietnam peaked at 80.31 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.83, in 1950.
That places Vietnam 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectation at birth by sex in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.83 | — |
| 1951 | 53.58 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 54.38 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 54.97 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 55.24 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 57.44 | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 58.27 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 58.98 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 59.71 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 60.38 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 61.19 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 61.72 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 61.8 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 61.12 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 61.5 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 61.55 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 61.71 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 61.7 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 58.86 | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 60.57 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 60.79 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 61.38 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 58.75 | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 61.7 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 61.14 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 66.54 | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 68.01 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 68.48 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 69.01 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 69.55 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 69.93 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 70.28 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 70.53 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 70.69 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 70.96 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 71.29 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 71.7 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 72.13 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 72.53 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 72.74 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 73.06 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 73.31 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 73.5 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 73.73 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 73.96 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 74.54 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 75.02 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 75.53 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 76.37 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 76.99 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 77.28 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.67 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 78.01 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 78.19 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.81 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.95 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.05 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.15 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.21 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 78.27 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.38 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.44 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.52 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78.6 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.7 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.76 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.79 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.86 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.97 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.31 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 78.77 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 79.21 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.26 | +0.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 79.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 79.26 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.58 | 52.83 | 60.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.17 | 58.86 | 61.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.54 | 58.75 | 69.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.28 | 69.93 | 72.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.6 | 73.06 | 76.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.96 | 77.28 | 78.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.65 | 78.38 | 78.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.39 | 78.77 | 80.31 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More population data for Vietnam
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.4983 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5387 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4775 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.544 (2100)
- Population density 292.59 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.95 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.544 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8828 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Vietnam?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Vietnam was 79.26 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 80.31 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.83 in 1950.
- How does Vietnam rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Vietnam ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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