United States vs Vietnam
United States vs Vietnam: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.84% in United States and 2.88% in Vietnam, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United States, by 1.96 percentage points, or 1.68 times that in Vietnam.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, United States ranked 6 and Vietnam ranked 154 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | United States | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.84 | 2.88 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.81 | 2.88 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.8 | 2.88 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.78 | 2.88 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.77 | 2.89 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.77 | 2.89 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.76 | 2.89 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.76 | 2.9 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.77 | 2.9 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.78 | 2.91 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.79 | 2.91 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.79 | 2.92 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.79 | 2.92 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.79 | 2.92 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.78 | 2.93 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.78 | 2.93 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.77 | 2.93 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.77 | 2.93 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.75 | 2.93 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.72 | 2.93 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.69 | 2.92 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.66 | 2.92 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.65 | 2.92 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.65 | 2.92 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.65 | 2.92 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.65 | 2.92 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.66 | 2.92 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.68 | 2.92 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
United States vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyUnited States: 79.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterUnited States: 97.5% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- Suicide rateUnited States: 12.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited States: 344 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited States: 0.58% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUnited States: 80.2% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageUnited States: 38 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited States: 17.4% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited States: $929B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personUnited States: $2,755 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingUnited States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelUnited States: 1.4 million people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerUnited States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited States: 745 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsUnited States: 14 billion TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018