Viet Nam - Life Expectancy 2020
75.4
+1.2 from 2019
Viet Nam's life expectancy was 75.4 in 2020, increased +1.2 from 74.2 in 2019. This was the 86th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2020▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 86.1 | -0.1% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 85.5 | 0.4% |
| 3rd | Japan | 84.6 | 0.2% |
| 4th | Macao SAR, China | 84.1 | 0.2% |
| 5th | Singapore | 83.5 | -0.1% |
| 6th | Korea | 83.4 | 0.2% |
| 7th | Norway | 83.2 | 0.3% |
| 8th | Australia | 83.2 | 0.4% |
| 9th | Gibraltar | 83.1 | -0.1% |
| 10th | Iceland | 83.1 | -0.1% |
| 11th | Switzerland | 83.0 | -1.1% |
| 12th | San Marino | 82.7 | -3.1% |
| 13th | Israel | 82.6 | -0.2% |
| 14th | Faroe Islands | 82.6 | 0.2% |
| 15th | French Polynesia | 82.5 | -0.9% |
| 16th | Ireland | 82.5 | -0.3% |
| 17th | Sweden | 82.4 | -0.9% |
| 18th | New Zealand | 82.3 | 0.2% |
| 19th | Spain | 82.2 | -1.9% |
| 20th | Italy | 82.2 | -1.6% |
| 21st | France | 82.2 | -0.8% |
| 22nd | Luxembourg | 82.1 | -0.6% |
| 23rd | Malta | 82.1 | -0.7% |
| 24th | United Arab Emirates | 81.9 | -0.8% |
| 25th | Finland | 81.9 | -0.1% |
| 26th | Liechtenstein | 81.7 | -3.0% |
| 27th | Denmark | 81.6 | 0.2% |
| 28th | Canada | 81.5 | -0.8% |
| 29th | Bermuda | 81.5 | 0.3% |
| 30th | Netherlands | 81.4 | -0.9% |
| 31st | Portugal | 81.3 | -0.4% |
| 32nd | Greece | 81.3 | -0.4% |
| 33rd | Cyprus | 81.2 | -0.3% |
| 34th | Austria | 81.2 | -0.9% |
| 35th | Germany | 81.0 | -0.3% |
| 36th | Channel Islands | 80.9 | -0.4% |
| 37th | Belgium | 80.7 | -1.6% |
| 38th | Isle of Man | 80.6 | -0.2% |
| 39th | Slovenia | 80.5 | -1.2% |
| 40th | European Union | 80.4 | -1.1% |
| 41st | Qatar | 80.4 | -3.1% |
| 42nd | United Kingdom | 80.3 | -1.3% |
| 43rd | St. Martin (French part) | 80.1 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Puerto Rico (US) | 80.0 | -1.8% |
| 45th | Virgin Islands (US) | 79.8 | 0.2% |
| 46th | Costa Rica | 79.7 | -0.7% |
| 47th | Andorra | 79.4 | -5.6% |
| 48th | Chile | 79.3 | -1.2% |
| 49th | Cayman Islands | 79.2 | 0.2% |
| 50th | Kuwait | 78.8 | -3.9% |
| 51st | Maldives | 78.7 | -1.2% |
| 52nd | Bahrain | 78.7 | -2.2% |
| 53rd | Estonia | 78.6 | -0.1% |
| 54th | Uruguay | 78.4 | 1.1% |
| 55th | Czechia | 78.2 | -1.3% |
| 56th | Northern Mariana Islands | 78.0 | 0.2% |
| 57th | China | 78.0 | 0.1% |
| 58th | Albania | 77.8 | -2.1% |
| 59th | Oman | 77.8 | -2.7% |
| 60th | Saudi Arabia | 77.6 | -0.9% |
| 61st | Croatia | 77.5 | -0.9% |
| 62nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 77.5 | -0.2% |
| 63rd | Cuba | 77.4 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Thailand | 77.3 | 0.2% |
| 65th | Seychelles | 77.2 | 4.3% |
| 66th | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.2 | 0.0% |
| 67th | New Caledonia | 77.0 | -0.3% |
| 68th | United States | 77.0 | -2.3% |
| 69th | Sri Lanka | 76.9 | 0.3% |
| 70th | British Virgin Islands | 76.9 | 0.1% |
| 71st | Slovak Republic | 76.9 | -1.0% |
| 72nd | Barbados | 76.6 | 0.2% |
| 73rd | Türkiye | 76.5 | -1.6% |
| 74th | Curaçao | 76.5 | 0.0% |
| 75th | Poland | 76.4 | -1.9% |
| 76th | Panama | 76.3 | -2.8% |
| 77th | Lebanon | 76.3 | -2.4% |
| 78th | Malaysia | 76.1 | 0.2% |
| 79th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.0 | -1.7% |
| 80th | Montenegro | 75.9 | -1.0% |
| 81st | Argentina | 75.9 | -1.3% |
| 82nd | Jordan | 75.6 | -1.7% |
| 83rd | Guam | 75.5 | -1.5% |
| 84th | Hungary | 75.4 | -1.2% |
| 85th | Aruba | 75.4 | -0.8% |
| 86th | Viet Nam | 75.4 | 1.6% |
| 87th | Latvia | 75.2 | -0.3% |
| 88th | Brunei Darussalam | 75.1 | 0.1% |
| 89th | Lithuania | 75.0 | -1.6% |
| 90th | Grenada | 75.0 | 0.1% |
| 91st | Tunisia | 75.0 | -0.8% |
| 92nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 75.0 | -0.9% |
| 93rd | West Bank and Gaza | 75.0 | -1.1% |
| 94th | Colombia | 74.8 | -2.7% |
| 95th | Brazil | 74.5 | -1.7% |
| 96th | Serbia | 74.5 | -1.9% |
| 97th | North Macedonia | 74.4 | -2.9% |
| 98th | Romania | 74.3 | -1.8% |
| 99th | Kosovo | 74.2 | -3.9% |
| 100th | Mauritius | 74.2 | -0.1% |
| 101st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 74.1 | -3.5% |
| 102nd | Peru | 73.8 | -3.2% |
| 103rd | Cabo Verde | 73.8 | -2.2% |
| 104th | Georgia | 73.5 | -0.9% |
| 105th | Armenia | 73.4 | -3.7% |
| 106th | Bulgaria | 73.4 | -2.3% |
| 107th | Ukraine | 73.3 | -0.9% |
| 108th | Algeria | 73.3 | -3.2% |
| 109th | Morocco | 73.1 | -1.5% |
| 110th | Bahamas, The | 73.0 | 2.2% |
| 111th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 72.8 | -0.2% |
| 112th | Paraguay | 72.7 | -1.3% |
| 113th | American Samoa | 72.7 | -0.1% |
| 114th | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.6 | -0.3% |
| 115th | Dominican Republic | 72.6 | -0.7% |
| 116th | Libya | 72.4 | -0.8% |
| 117th | Tonga | 72.4 | 0.1% |
| 118th | Suriname | 72.3 | 0.8% |
| 119th | St. Lucia | 72.3 | 0.1% |
| 120th | Bhutan | 72.3 | 0.3% |
| 121st | Belarus | 72.1 | -2.8% |
| 122nd | Ecuador | 72.0 | -6.8% |
| 123rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 71.9 | 1.4% |
| 124th | Greenland | 71.9 | -0.1% |
| 125th | Kyrgyz Republic | 71.8 | 0.3% |
| 126th | Belize | 71.6 | -1.4% |
| 127th | Uzbekistan | 71.5 | -0.9% |
| 128th | Jamaica | 71.5 | -0.1% |
| 129th | Bangladesh | 71.4 | -1.7% |
| 130th | Mongolia | 71.3 | 0.4% |
| 131st | Russian Federation | 71.3 | -2.4% |
| 132nd | Dominica | 71.3 | -0.1% |
| 133rd | Kazakhstan | 71.2 | -3.3% |
| 134th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.2 | -0.5% |
| 135th | Honduras | 70.9 | -1.7% |
| 136th | Nicaragua | 70.8 | -4.1% |
| 137th | Samoa | 70.7 | 0.7% |
| 138th | Mexico | 70.4 | -5.5% |
| 139th | Vanuatu | 70.4 | -0.6% |
| 140th | Azerbaijan | 70.3 | -4.1% |
| 141st | El Salvador | 70.2 | -2.1% |
| 142nd | India | 70.2 | -0.8% |
| 143rd | Philippines | 70.1 | 0.6% |
| 144th | Cambodia | 70.1 | -0.1% |
| 145th | Guatemala | 70.0 | -2.3% |
| 146th | Moldova | 69.9 | -0.4% |
| 147th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 69.8 | -2.0% |
| 148th | Iraq | 69.7 | -2.2% |
| 149th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.6 | -2.0% |
| 150th | Solomon Islands | 69.3 | -1.0% |
| 151st | Nepal | 69.1 | -0.3% |
| 152nd | Turkmenistan | 68.8 | -0.8% |
| 153rd | Indonesia | 68.8 | -2.2% |
| 154th | Palau | 68.7 | -0.4% |
| 155th | Tajikistan | 68.6 | -3.3% |
| 156th | Lao PDR | 68.3 | 0.6% |
| 157th | São Tomé and Principe | 68.0 | -0.1% |
| 158th | Guyana | 67.8 | -1.9% |
| 159th | Botswana | 67.6 | 0.7% |
| 160th | Senegal | 67.5 | -0.3% |
| 161st | Gabon | 67.1 | -0.4% |
| 162nd | Eritrea | 67.0 | -0.5% |
| 163rd | Rwanda | 67.0 | 0.4% |
| 164th | Fiji | 66.9 | -0.1% |
| 165th | Timor-Leste | 66.9 | 0.6% |
| 166th | Mauritania | 66.8 | -1.3% |
| 167th | Tanzania | 66.8 | 1.2% |
| 168th | Myanmar | 66.6 | 0.2% |
| 169th | Yemen, Republic of | 66.4 | -0.2% |
| 170th | Uganda | 66.4 | 0.1% |
| 171st | Tuvalu | 66.4 | 0.4% |
| 172nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 65.9 | -0.5% |
| 173rd | Comoros | 65.8 | 0.1% |
| 174th | Pakistan | 65.7 | -1.5% |
| 175th | Marshall Islands | 65.4 | -1.0% |
| 176th | Malawi | 65.2 | 0.3% |
| 177th | Kiribati | 65.2 | -1.0% |
| 178th | South Africa | 65.2 | -1.4% |
| 179th | Sudan | 65.1 | -1.0% |
| 180th | Papua New Guinea | 65.1 | -0.4% |
| 181st | Gambia, The | 64.4 | 0.0% |
| 182nd | Congo, Republic of | 64.4 | 2.0% |
| 183rd | Ghana | 64.3 | -0.2% |
| 184th | Djibouti | 64.2 | -0.3% |
| 185th | Namibia | 64.1 | 0.8% |
| 186th | Haiti | 63.8 | -0.9% |
| 187th | Zambia | 63.4 | 0.7% |
| 188th | Angola | 63.1 | 0.1% |
| 189th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 62.9 | -7.2% |
| 190th | Madagascar | 62.7 | -1.3% |
| 191st | Burundi | 62.6 | 0.6% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | 62.1 | -0.3% |
| 193rd | Cameroon | 61.7 | 0.0% |
| 194th | Kenya | 61.6 | -2.1% |
| 195th | Zimbabwe | 61.5 | 0.8% |
| 196th | Nauru | 61.5 | 0.2% |
| 197th | Afghanistan | 61.5 | -2.4% |
| 198th | Mozambique | 61.4 | 0.1% |
| 199th | Guinea-Bissau | 61.3 | -1.3% |
| 200th | Liberia | 61.3 | 0.1% |
| 201st | Togo | 61.1 | 0.1% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 60.5 | 0.4% |
| 203rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 60.4 | 0.3% |
| 204th | Benin | 60.2 | 0.4% |
| 205th | Côte d'Ivoire | 60.1 | -0.2% |
| 206th | Niger | 59.9 | -0.2% |
| 207th | Eswatini | 59.9 | 0.0% |
| 208th | Sierra Leone | 59.7 | 0.2% |
| 209th | Guinea | 59.4 | 0.0% |
| 210th | Mali | 58.9 | -0.6% |
| 211th | South Sudan | 57.6 | -0.8% |
| 212th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 57.1 | -0.3% |
| 213th | Lesotho | 55.1 | -0.2% |
| 214th | Chad | 53.1 | 0.2% |
| 215th | Nigeria | 53.1 | 0.1% |
| 216th | Central African Republic | 50.6 | 60.5% |
FAQ
What was Viet Nam's life expectancy in 2020?▾
Viet Nam's life expectancy in 2020 was 75.4. This ranked 86th globally.
How did Viet Nam's life expectancy change in 2020?▾
Viet Nam's life expectancy increased by 1.6% in 2020 compared to 2019.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2020?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2020 at 86.1.
What is the life expectancy of Viet Nam in 2020?▾
The life expectancy of Viet Nam in 2020 was 75.4. This ranked 86th globally.
How does 2020 compare to 2019 for Viet Nam's life expectancy?▾
Viet Nam's life expectancy went from 74.2 in 2019 to 75.4 in 2020, a 1.6% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Viet Nam matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2020. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 8.5%. View full analysis →
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