United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 82.9 years in United Arab Emirates and 74.6 years in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 8.3 years, or 1.11 times that in Vietnam.

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 1967, when it overtook Vietnam.
In 2023, United Arab Emirates ranked 22 and Vietnam ranked 118 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts United Arab Emirates at 91.6 years and Vietnam at 86.1 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	United Arab Emirates	Vietnam	World
2023	82.9	74.6	73.2
2022	80.5	74.5	72.6
2021	79.1	74.1	70.9
2020	81.9	75.4	71.9
2019	82.6	74.2	72.6
2018	82.5	74.1	72.4
2017	82.4	74	72.1
2016	82.2	74	71.9
2015	82.1	74	71.6
2014	82	73.9	71.4
2013	82	73.8	71.1
2012	81.9	73.8	70.8
2011	81.9	73.7	70.4
2010	81.9	73.6	70.1
2009	81.7	73.5	69.7
2008	81.6	73.5	69.3
2007	81.4	73.4	69
2006	81.2	73.3	68.6
2005	80.8	73.2	68.1
2004	80.3	73.1	67.7
2003	79.6	73.2	67.4
2002	78.7	73.1	67.1
2001	77.6	73	66.8
2000	76.4	72.8	66.4
1999	75	72.6	66
1998	73.7	72.3	65.7
1997	72.6	71.7	65.5
1996	71.8	71.3	65.2
1995	71.4	70.9	64.9
1994	71.2	70.4	64.3
1993	71.2	70	64.4
1992	71.2	69.6	64.3
1991	71.1	69.3	64.1
1990	71.1	69	64
1989	71	68.8	63.8
1988	70.8	68.6	63.4
1987	70.6	68	63.2
1986	70.4	67.6	62.7
1985	70.1	67.2	62.2
1984	69.8	66.9	61.9
1983	69.5	66.5	61.5
1982	69.1	66.2	61.3
1981	68.6	65.8	60.9
1980	68.2	65.3	60.5
1979	67.6	65	60.2
1978	67.1	64.5	59.5
1977	66.5	64.1	59.2
1976	65.8	63.7	58.6
1975	65.1	61.9	58.3
1974	64.4	54.8	58.1
1973	63.5	55.7	57.7
1972	62.7	51.9	57.2
1971	61.8	55.6	56
1970	60.8	54.9	56.3
1969	59.8	54.8	56
1968	58.7	52.7	55.6
1967	57.7	56.7	55.1
1966	56.6	56.9	54.6
1965	55.5	57	54
1964	54.5	57.5	54.3
1963	53.5	56.9	53.7
1962	52.6	58.2	53.2
1961	51.6	58.5	50.4
1960	50.7	58.1	47.8
1959	49.7	57.4	49.6
1958	48.8	56.8	51.6
1957	47.8	56.2	51.1
1956	46.9	55.5	50.7
1955	46.1	54.8	50.2
1954	45.2	52	49.7
1953	44.4	50	48.8
1952	43.6	49.4	48.2
1951	42.9	48.7	47.1
1950	42.2	48	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	United Arab Emirates	Vietnam	World
2024	83.182.1–84	74.773.7–75.9	73.3
2025	83.282–84.5	74.973.3–76.5	73.5
2026	83.481.8–84.9	75.173.1–76.9	73.8
2027	83.681.7–85.2	75.272.9–77.3	73.9
2028	83.781.6–85.6	75.472.8–77.7	74.1
2029	83.981.6–85.9	75.572.7–78.1	74.2
2030	8481.6–86.2	75.772.6–78.5	74.4
2031	84.281.6–86.5	75.872.5–78.7	74.5
2032	84.381.5–86.7	7672.7–79	74.7
2033	84.481.6–87.1	76.272.4–79.2	74.8
2034	84.681.6–87.3	76.372.4–79.6	75
2035	84.781.6–87.6	76.572.4–79.9	75.1
2036	84.881.6–87.8	76.772.3–80.2	75.3
2037	8581.7–88.2	76.872.5–80.5	75.4
2038	85.181.6–88.3	7772.4–80.9	75.5
2039	85.281.6–88.7	77.172.5–81.1	75.7
2040	85.481.7–88.9	77.372.6–81.4	75.8
2041	85.581.8–89	77.572.6–81.7	75.9
2042	85.781.9–89.2	77.672.7–81.9	76.1
2043	85.882–89.6	77.872.6–82.1	76.2
2044	85.982–89.8	77.972.6–82.4	76.3
2045	8682.1–90	78.172.8–82.6	76.5
2046	86.282.1–90.3	78.372.7–82.8	76.6
2047	86.382.2–90.5	78.472.6–83	76.7
2048	86.482.3–90.7	78.672.7–83.3	76.8
2049	86.582.5–90.9	78.872.7–83.5	76.9
2050	86.682.6–90.8	78.972.9–83.8	77
2051	86.782.6–91.1	79.172.8–84	77.1
2052	86.882.7–91.1	79.272.9–84.3	77.2
2053	86.982.7–91.3	79.473–84.5	77.3
2054	8782.9–91.5	79.672.8–84.5	77.4
2055	87.183–91.7	79.772.9–84.8	77.6
2056	87.283–92.1	79.972.8–84.9	77.7
2057	87.383.1–92.2	8072.8–85.2	77.8
2058	87.483–92.5	80.273–85.4	77.9
2059	87.583.1–92.7	80.373.2–85.6	78
2060	87.683.2–92.9	80.573.2–85.9	78.1
2061	87.783.2–93.1	80.673.2–86	78.2
2062	87.883.3–93.3	80.873.5–86.2	78.3
2063	87.983.3–93.6	8173.4–86.2	78.4
2064	8883.5–93.8	81.173.6–86.3	78.5
2065	88.183.4–93.7	81.373.6–86.5	78.6
2066	88.283.5–93.9	81.473.3–86.6	78.7
2067	88.383.5–94.1	81.573.5–86.7	78.8
2068	88.483.7–94.2	81.773.7–87	78.9
2069	88.683.7–94.5	81.873.7–87	79
2070	88.783.7–94.5	8274–87.3	79.1
2071	88.884–94.6	82.174–87.5	79.2
2072	88.984.1–94.8	82.374.1–87.8	79.3
2073	8984.1–94.8	82.474.2–88	79.4
2074	89.184–94.9	82.674.3–88.2	79.4
2075	89.284.1–95.3	82.774.4–88.4	79.5
2076	89.284.1–95.3	82.974.5–88.7	79.6
2077	89.384.2–95.4	8374.5–88.8	79.7
2078	89.484.3–95.5	83.174.4–89.1	79.8
2079	89.584.2–95.7	83.374.8–89.4	79.9
2080	89.684.2–96	83.474.8–89.6	80
2081	89.784.4–96.1	83.675–89.8	80.1
2082	89.784.4–96.3	83.775.2–90.1	80.2
2083	89.884.4–96.6	83.875.4–90.4	80.3
2084	89.984.2–96.4	8475.6–90.7	80.3
2085	90.184.5–96.5	84.175.8–90.9	80.4
2086	90.284.5–96.7	84.375.6–90.8	80.5
2087	90.384.6–97.1	84.475.8–91.2	80.6
2088	90.484.8–97.4	84.575.9–91.1	80.7
2089	90.584.7–97.5	84.776–91.3	80.8
2090	90.684.6–97.7	84.876.2–91.6	80.9
2091	90.784.7–97.7	84.976.2–91.5	81
2092	90.884.7–98	8576.4–91.8	81
2093	90.984.8–98.1	85.276.4–91.9	81.1
2094	9184.7–98.3	85.376.8–92.1	81.2
2095	91.184.7–98.3	85.476.8–92.4	81.3
2096	91.284.9–98.5	85.676.9–92.7	81.4
2097	91.385–98.8	85.777.1–92.8	81.5
2098	91.485–98.8	85.877.1–93	81.6
2099	91.585–99	8677.1–93	81.7
2100	91.685.1–99.2	86.177.5–93.2	81.7

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Good to know

How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Deaths in conflictsUnited Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022Vietnam: 0 deaths in 2022