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HEALTH PROFILE: Viet Nam

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Viet Nam VIET NAM POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Viet Nam
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Viet Nam VIET NAM LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    78.1
    106
    73
    Age 5
    71.2
    79.4
    103
    69
    Age 10
    71.3
    79.4
    107
    69
    Age 15
    71.4
    79.5
    108
    69
    Age 20
    71.7
    79.6
    108
    69
    Age 25
    72.0
    79.7
    108
    69
    Age 30
    72.4
    79.9
    109
    69
    Age 35
    72.7
    80.0
    110
    69
    Age 40
    73.1
    80.2
    112
    69
    Age 45
    73.7
    80.5
    114
    70
    Age 50
    74.5
    80.9
    115
    71
    Age 55
    75.5
    81.4
    116
    74
    Age 60
    76.9
    82.0
    117
    73
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.9
    121
    76
    Age 70
    80.7
    84.1
    125
    79
    Age 75
    83.2
    85.7
    130
    80
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.8
    129
    87
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.4
    132
    83
    Viet Nam VIET NAM TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    155.75
    20
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.67
    125
    3. Lung Disease
    34.16
    39
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.78
    78
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29.81
    50
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.84
    97
    7. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.12
    83
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.72
    20
    10. Liver Disease
    23.34
    81
    11. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    12. Hypertension
    18.94
    88
    13. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    14. Falls
    13.80
    10
    15. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    16. Tuberculosis
    9.33
    70
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    18. Asthma
    7.89
    73
    19. Suicide
    7.22
    112
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.59
    63
    22. Low Birth Weight
    5.69
    84
    23. Drownings
    5.36
    24
    24. Other Injuries
    5.34
    126
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5.18
    44
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.93
    88
    27. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    28. HIV/AIDS
    4.72
    77
    29. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.47
    82
    31. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    32. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.08
    149
    36. Measles
    2.01
    23
    37. Birth Trauma
    1.86
    94
    38. Violence
    1.81
    136
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.57
    89
    41. Encephalitis
    1.54
    9
    42. Skin Disease
    1.34
    102
    43. Drug Use
    1.31
    83
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    45. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    155
    47. Alcohol
    0.82
    127
    48. Poisonings
    0.79
    76
    49. Pertussis
    0.79
    71
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.76
    95
    Viet Nam VIET NAM TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    159,032
    23.20
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    91,939
    13.41
    3. Lung Disease
    35,875
    5.23
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33,860
    4.94
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29,475
    4.30
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    29,307
    4.27
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27,836
    4.06
    8. Kidney Disease
    25,251
    3.68
    9. Liver Cancer
    24,995
    3.65
    10. Liver Disease
    23,900
    3.49
    11. Lung Cancers
    21,294
    3.11
    12. Hypertension
    19,880
    2.90
    13. Falls
    15,427
    2.25
    14. Stomach Cancer
    15,134
    2.21
    15. Tuberculosis
    9,446
    1.38
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,258
    1.20
    17. Asthma
    8,150
    1.19
    18. Suicide
    7,249
    1.06
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7,132
    1.04
    20. Oral Cancer
    7,088
    1.03
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    7,064
    1.03
    22. Breast Cancer
    6,187
    0.90
    23. Other Injuries
    5,539
    0.81
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,357
    0.78
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5,338
    0.78
      Deaths %
    26. Drownings
    5,097
    0.74
    27. HIV/AIDS
    4,993
    0.73
    28. Leukemia
    4,899
    0.71
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,390
    0.64
    30. Lymphomas
    2,964
    0.43
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2,391
    0.35
    32. Birth Trauma
    2,340
    0.34
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,265
    0.33
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2,082
    0.30
    35. Prostate Cancer
    1,911
    0.28
    36. Violence
    1,785
    0.26
    37. Measles
    1,780
    0.26
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,708
    0.25
    39. Encephalitis
    1,558
    0.23
    40. Skin Disease
    1,515
    0.22
    41. Drug Use
    1,366
    0.20
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1,159
    0.17
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    957
    0.14
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    929
    0.14
    45. Bladder Cancer
    896
    0.13
    46. Alcohol
    867
    0.13
    47. Ovary Cancer
    864
    0.13
    48. Poisonings
    832
    0.12
    49. Maternal Conditions
    773
    0.11
    50. Pertussis
    705
    0.10
    Viet Nam VIET NAM CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    7. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    8. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
      Rate World Rank
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    10. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    165
    Viet Nam VIET NAM HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    7.9
    64
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    49.3
    2.4
    19
    119
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    1.6
    2.6
    189
    189
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.49
    75
    Viet Nam VIET NAM LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.6
    46.3
    44.4
    123
    119
    120
    1970
    46.9
    51.9
    49.4
    129
    118
    123
    1980
    55.5
    59.9
    57.7
    119
    114
    116
    1990
    64.1
    67.7
    65.9
    95
    108
    103
    2000
    68.5
    78.2
    73.4
    76
    35
    46
    2010
    70.3
    80.1
    75.2
    81
    36
    51
    2019
    69.6
    78.1
    73.7
    106
    73
    92
    Viet Nam VIET NAM DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    102.79m
    16
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.01
    46
    Population 0-14
    22.6%
    115
    Population 15-64
    70.5%
    17
    Population 65 +
    6.9%
    95
    Birth Rate / 1000
    15.69
    101
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.77
    143
    Fertility Rate
    2.06
    95
    Infant Mortality
    15.09
    100
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.09
    5
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.11
    7
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.02
    61
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.66
    168
    Net Migration
    -0.23
    91
    Population Growth
    1.00%
    88
    Literacy Total
    95.8%
    83
    Literacy Male
    97.0%
    65
    Literacy Female
    94.6%
    68
    Unemployment
    3.1%
    153
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    73.7
    92
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    65.3
    81
    GDP per Capita USD
    $8,200
    118

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    11,625,195
    43,206
    4/1/24
    Viet Nam COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Viet Nam causes.

     
     
    Viet Nam COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Viet Nam COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.