Vietnam - Life expectancy at birth 2020

Life expectancy improves in Viet Nam

In 2020 the life expectancy in Viet Nam increased to 75.38 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 79.92 years and for men 70.79 years.

Viet Nam’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 90th in 2019 to 65th in 2020.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Viet Nam over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2019, when it was 74.09 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2010, when it was 73.51 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Viet Nam. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Viet Nam in Vietnamese economy.

Viet Nam - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2020	79.92	70.79	75.38
2019	78.89	69.37	74.09
2018	78.78	69.25	73.98
2017	78.72	69.26	73.96
2016	78.76	69.18	73.94
2015	78.66	69.14	73.88
2014	78.59	69.15	73.86
2013	78.48	69.09	73.78
2012	78.42	69.01	73.70
2011	78.42	68.98	73.69
2010	78.26	68.78	73.51
2009	78.27	68.75	73.50
2008	78.24	68.61	73.41
2007	78.21	68.67	73.44
2006	78.06	68.58	73.32
2005	77.99	68.54	73.27
2004	77.92	68.35	73.14
2003	77.72	68.23	72.98
2002	77.50	68.08	72.80
2001	77.31	67.95	72.65
2000	77.11	67.77	72.46
1999	77.02	67.59	72.32
1998	76.76	67.43	72.11
1997	76.38	67.19	71.80
1996	76.35	66.70	71.51
1995	76.25	66.55	71.38
1994	75.58	65.98	70.76
1993	75.41	65.88	70.62
1992	74.60	65.36	69.96
1991	74.45	65.29	69.85
1990	73.70	64.76	69.21
1989	73.52	64.66	69.08
1988	72.77	64.20	68.47
1987	72.58	64.21	68.39
1986	72.42	63.65	68.01
1985	71.67	63.55	67.60
1984	71.60	63.06	67.31
1983	71.44	62.91	67.15
1982	71.40	62.87	67.11
1981	70.69	62.63	66.65
1980	70.48	61.98	66.20
1979	70.34	61.76	66.00
1978	70.05	61.13	65.53
1977	69.37	60.83	65.05
1976	69.10	60.56	64.78
1975	67.84	58.15	62.88
1974	62.56	49.85	55.83
1973	63.02	51.16	56.79
1972	60.18	46.98	53.10
1971	63.02	51.14	56.75
1970	62.56	50.58	56.22
1969	62.45	50.56	56.15
1968	60.83	48.21	54.07
1967	63.58	53.23	58.16
1966	63.73	53.66	58.47
1965	63.80	54.01	58.69
1964	64.08	54.92	59.32
1963	63.52	54.26	58.70
1962	64.49	56.05	60.13
1961	64.31	56.45	60.26
1960	63.61	55.93	59.66

Viet Nam - Life expectancy at birth