Life expectancy vs. health spending in Vietnam
Vietnam: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 74.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Vietnam, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 74.59 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Vietnam peaked at 75.38 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.04 years, in 1950.
That places Vietnam 125th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.88 years | 48.04 years | 57.4 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.72 years | 52.67 years | 58.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.2 years | 51.91 years | 64.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.09 years | 65.34 years | 68.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.7 years | 69.03 years | 72.58 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.2 years | 72.75 years | 73.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.91 years | 73.61 years | 74.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.65 years | 74.14 years | 75.38 years | 4 |
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More health data for Vietnam
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 805,636 (2025)
- Population, male 49.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 34.75 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 23.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 697,877 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 757,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 727,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 771,612 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 763,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 889,440 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Vietnam?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Vietnam was 74.59 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 75.38 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.04 years in 1950.
- How does Vietnam rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Vietnam ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.