Viet Nam sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 74.7 years of life, 107th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Viet Nam, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 74.7 yrs | 107 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.1 /1,000 | 122 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 6.6 /1,000 | 131 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.6 yrs | 62 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 106 /1,000 | 29 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 9.3 yrs | 6 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 64.1 men/100 women | 26 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 12.0 /1,000 | 101 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 48.0 /100k | 93 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 20.1 % | 80 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.3 /100k | 92 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 30.6 /100k | 20 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 1.7 % | 140 of 143 | 2015 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 8.0 L | 47 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 9.0 % | 101 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $197 | 129 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $4,717 | 139 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Viet Nam's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 4th lowest adult obesity in the world (1.7 %) and the 6th highest life-expectancy gap in the world (9.3 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Viet Nam; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.