Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Vietnam

Male life expectancy in Vietnam in 2024 — 70.05 years. Ranked 125 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 27.2%.

2024 70.05 years +0.25% vs 2023
World rank 125of 217
Period maximum 70.37 years2020
Period minimum 46.05 years1972

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Vietnam, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 55.05 years1962: 54.82 years1964: 53.72 years1966: 52.54 years1968: 47.3 years1970: 49.72 years1972: 46.05 years1974: 49.1 years1976: 59.5 years1978: 60.22 years1980: 60.92 years1982: 62 years1984: 62.94 years1986: 63.45 years1988: 64.63 years1990: 64.99 years1992: 65.7 years1994: 66.71 years1996: 67.49 years1998: 68.13 years2000: 68.2 years2002: 68.28 years2004: 68.28 years2006: 68.48 years2008: 68.63 years2010: 68.78 years2012: 68.98 years2014: 69.1 years2016: 69.15 years2018: 69.3 years2020: 70.37 years2022: 69.76 years2024: 70.05 years
Change over the period: +15 (+27.24%) Average annual rate: 0.38 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Vietnam

Vietnam 70.05 years
World 71.12 years
East Asia & Pacific 73.92 years
South-Eastern Asia computed 69.18 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 68.21 years
Male life expectancy — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 70.05 +0.17 +0.25%
2023 69.88 +0.12 +0.17%
2022 69.76 +0.27 +0.39%
2021 69.49 −0.87 −1.24%
2020 70.37 +0.95 +1.37%
2019 69.41 +0.11 +0.16%
2018 69.3 +0.09 +0.12%
2017 69.22 +0.06 +0.09%
2016 69.15 +0.01 +0.01%
2015 69.15 +0.05 +0.07%
2014 69.1 +0.06 +0.08%
2013 69.04 +0.06 +0.09%
2012 68.98 +0.07 +0.1%
2011 68.91 +0.13 +0.19%
2010 68.78 +0.07 +0.1%
2009 68.71 +0.07 +0.11%
2008 68.63 +0.07 +0.11%
2007 68.56 +0.08 +0.12%
2006 68.48 +0.08 +0.12%
2005 68.39 +0.11 +0.16%
2004 68.28 −0.01 −0.01%
2003 68.29 +0.01 +0.02%
2002 68.28 −0.02 −0.03%
2001 68.3 +0.1 +0.14%
2000 68.2 +0.06 +0.09%
1999 68.14 +0.01 +0.01%
1998 68.13 +0.4 +0.6%
1997 67.73 +0.24 +0.36%
1996 67.49 +0.37 +0.55%
1995 67.12 +0.4 +0.6%
1994 66.71 +0.58 +0.88%
1993 66.13 +0.43 +0.66%
1992 65.7 +0.42 +0.64%
1991 65.28 +0.29 +0.45%
1990 64.99 +0.13 +0.2%
1989 64.86 +0.23 +0.35%
1988 64.63 +0.72 +1.13%
1987 63.91 +0.46 +0.72%
1986 63.45 +0.31 +0.48%
1985 63.15 +0.2 +0.32%
1984 62.94 +0.48 +0.76%
1983 62.47 +0.47 +0.76%
1982 62 +0.57 +0.93%
1981 61.43 +0.51 +0.83%
1980 60.92 +0.32 +0.53%
1979 60.6 +0.38 +0.63%
1978 60.22 +0.39 +0.65%
1977 59.83 +0.33 +0.56%
1976 59.5 +2.07 +3.6%
1975 57.43 +8.33 +16.96%
1974 49.1 −1.19 −2.36%
1973 50.28 +4.24 +9.2%
1972 46.05 −4.35 −8.63%
1971 50.4 +0.68 +1.37%
1970 49.72 +0.07 +0.13%
1969 49.65 +2.36 +4.99%
1968 47.3 −4.94 −9.46%
1967 52.24 −0.3 −0.57%
1966 52.54 −0.23 −0.43%
1965 52.77 −0.96 −1.78%
1964 53.72 +0.73 +1.38%
1963 52.99 −1.83 −3.33%
1962 54.82 −0.55 −0.99%
1961 55.37 +0.31 +0.57%
1960 55.05

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.