Viet Nam — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for Viet Nam, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for Viet Nam was 74.7 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 75.4 in 2020. The lowest was 51.9 in 1972 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.40% per year.
Viet Nam ranks 108 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 50%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 73.0, so Viet Nam sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 16 of 37 economies; Korea, Dem. People's Rep. (73.7) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 13% in 1975.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 176 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 96th of 215 in 1960 → 143rd of 216 in 1970 → 105th of 216 in 1980 → 102nd of 217 in 1990 → 80th of 217 in 2000 → 97th of 217 in 2010 → 85th of 217 in 2020 → 108th of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74.74 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.59 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.5 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 74.15 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 75.38 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 74.21 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.1 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.03 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.98 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.96 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.89 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.82 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 73.76 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.71 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.61 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.53 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.46 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.39 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.29 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.2 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 73.06 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 73.24 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 73.14 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 72.98 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 72.75 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 72.58 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 72.28 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 71.67 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 71.3 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 70.87 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 70.38 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 69.96 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 69.62 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 69.3 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 69.03 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 68.81 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 68.58 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 68.01 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 67.55 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 67.19 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 66.93 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 66.55 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 66.21 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 65.78 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 65.34 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 64.99 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 64.53 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 64.07 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 63.67 | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 61.87 | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 54.75 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 55.68 | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 51.91 | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 55.59 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 54.93 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 54.79 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 52.67 | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 56.75 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 56.91 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 56.97 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 57.47 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 56.9 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 58.2 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 58.46 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 58.05 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Viet Nam’s Life expectancy in 1961?
58.46 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Viet Nam’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Viet Nam’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +28.8% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 74.74; 2023: 74.59; 2022: 74.5; 2021: 74.15; 2020: 75.38. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.