Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Vietnam

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Vietnam was 74.59 years. A difference of +0.09 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Vietnam were 69.88 years and 79.26 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Vietnam for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Vietnam (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Vietnam (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	58.05	55.05	61.19
1961	58.46	55.37	61.72
1962	58.2	54.82	61.8
1963	56.9	52.99	61.12
1964	57.47	53.72	61.5
1965	56.97	52.77	61.55
1966	56.91	52.54	61.71
1967	56.75	52.24	61.7
1968	52.67	47.3	58.86
1969	54.79	49.65	60.57
1970	54.93	49.72	60.79
1971	55.59	50.4	61.38
1972	51.91	46.05	58.75
1973	55.68	50.28	61.7
1974	54.75	49.1	61.14
1975	61.87	57.43	66.54
1976	63.67	59.5	68.01
1977	64.07	59.83	68.48
1978	64.53	60.22	69.01
1979	64.99	60.6	69.55
1980	65.34	60.92	69.93
1981	65.78	61.43	70.28
1982	66.21	62	70.53
1983	66.55	62.47	70.69
1984	66.93	62.94	70.97
1985	67.19	63.15	71.29
1986	67.55	63.45	71.7
1987	68.01	63.91	72.13
1988	68.58	64.63	72.53
1989	68.81	64.86	72.74
1990	69.03	64.99	73.06
1991	69.3	65.28	73.31
1992	69.62	65.7	73.5
1993	69.96	66.13	73.73
1994	70.38	66.71	73.96
1995	70.87	67.12	74.54
1996	71.3	67.49	75.02
1997	71.67	67.73	75.53
1998	72.28	68.13	76.37
1999	72.58	68.14	76.99
2000	72.75	68.2	77.28
2001	72.98	68.3	77.67
2002	73.14	68.28	78.01
2003	73.24	68.29	78.19
2004	73.06	68.28	77.81
2005	73.2	68.39	77.95
2006	73.29	68.48	78.05
2007	73.39	68.56	78.15
2008	73.46	68.63	78.21
2009	73.53	68.71	78.27
2010	73.61	68.78	78.38
2011	73.71	68.91	78.44
2012	73.76	68.98	78.47
2013	73.82	69.04	78.52
2014	73.89	69.1	78.6
2015	73.96	69.15	78.7
2016	73.98	69.15	78.76
2017	74.03	69.22	78.79
2018	74.1	69.3	78.86
2019	74.21	69.41	78.97
2020	75.38	70.37	80.31
2021	74.15	69.49	78.77
2022	74.5	69.76	79.21
2023	74.59	69.88	79.26