United States vs Vietnam
United States vs Vietnam: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 79.3 years in United States and 74.6 years in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 4.7 years, or 1.06 times that in Vietnam.
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What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, United States ranked 59 and Vietnam ranked 118 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts United States at 89.2 years and Vietnam at 86.1 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
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| Year | United States | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 79.3 | 74.6 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 78 | 74.5 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 76.4 | 74.1 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 77 | 75.4 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 78.9 | 74.2 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 78.8 | 74.1 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 78.7 | 74 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 78.7 | 74 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 78.7 | 74 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 78.9 | 73.9 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 78.8 | 73.8 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 78.8 | 73.8 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 78.7 | 73.7 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 78.7 | 73.6 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 78.5 | 73.5 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 78.1 | 73.5 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 78.1 | 73.4 | 69 |
| 2006 | 77.8 | 73.3 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 77.5 | 73.2 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 77.5 | 73.1 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 77.1 | 73.2 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 77 | 73.1 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 76.9 | 73 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 76.8 | 72.8 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 76.7 | 72.6 | 66 |
| 1998 | 76.7 | 72.3 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 76.5 | 71.7 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 76.2 | 71.3 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 75.9 | 70.9 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 75.7 | 70.4 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 75.6 | 70 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 75.8 | 69.6 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 75.5 | 69.3 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 75.4 | 69 | 64 |
| 1989 | 75.1 | 68.8 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 74.8 | 68.6 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 74.9 | 68 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 74.7 | 67.6 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 74.7 | 67.2 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 74.7 | 66.9 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 74.6 | 66.5 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 74.5 | 66.2 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 74.1 | 65.8 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 73.7 | 65.3 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 73.8 | 65 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 73.4 | 64.5 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 73.2 | 64.1 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 72.8 | 63.7 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 72.5 | 61.9 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 72 | 54.8 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 71.4 | 55.7 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 71.2 | 51.9 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 71.1 | 55.6 | 56 |
| 1970 | 70.7 | 54.9 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 70.5 | 54.8 | 56 |
| 1968 | 70.2 | 52.7 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 70.5 | 56.7 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 70.2 | 56.9 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 70.3 | 57 | 54 |
| 1964 | 70.2 | 57.5 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 69.9 | 56.9 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 70.1 | 58.2 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 70.3 | 58.5 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 69.8 | 58.1 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 69.9 | 57.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 69.7 | 56.8 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 69.4 | 56.2 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 69.6 | 55.5 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 69.6 | 54.8 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 69.5 | 52 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 68.7 | 50 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 68.4 | 49.4 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 68.2 | 48.7 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 68.1 | 48 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 67.6 | – | – |
| 1948 | 67.2 | – | – |
| 1947 | 66.8 | – | – |
| 1946 | 66.1 | – | – |
| 1945 | 65.6 | – | – |
| 1944 | 65.1 | – | – |
| 1943 | 64.4 | – | – |
| 1942 | 64.5 | – | – |
| 1941 | 63.8 | – | – |
| 1940 | 63.2 | – | – |
| 1939 | 63.1 | – | – |
| 1938 | 62.4 | – | – |
| 1937 | 61 | – | – |
| 1936 | 60.4 | – | – |
| 1935 | 60.9 | – | – |
| 1934 | 60.2 | – | – |
| 1933 | 60.9 | – | – |
| 1932 | 61 | – | – |
| 1931 | 60.3 | – | – |
| 1930 | 59.6 | – | – |
| 1929 | 58.5 | – | – |
| 1928 | 58.3 | – | – |
| 1927 | 59.4 | – | – |
| 1926 | 57.9 | – | – |
| 1925 | 58.5 | – | – |
| 1924 | 58.5 | – | – |
| 1923 | 57.5 | – | – |
| 1922 | 58.1 | – | – |
| 1921 | 58.2 | – | – |
| 1920 | 55.4 | – | – |
| 1919 | 55.3 | – | – |
| 1918 | 47.2 | – | – |
| 1917 | 54 | – | – |
| 1916 | 54.2 | – | – |
| 1915 | 55.1 | – | – |
| 1914 | 54.6 | – | – |
| 1913 | 53.5 | – | – |
| 1912 | 54.1 | – | – |
| 1911 | 53.4 | – | – |
| 1910 | 51.8 | – | – |
| 1909 | 52.8 | – | – |
| 1908 | 51.9 | – | – |
| 1907 | 50.2 | – | – |
| 1906 | 50.1 | – | – |
| 1905 | 50.3 | – | – |
| 1904 | 49.6 | – | – |
| 1903 | 50.6 | – | – |
| 1902 | 50.5 | – | – |
| 1901 | 49.3 | – | – |
| 1890 | 45.2 | – | – |
| 1880 | 39.4 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | United States | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.578.5–80.5 | 74.773.7–75.9 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 79.678.2–80.9 | 74.973.3–76.5 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 79.878.1–81.4 | 75.173.1–76.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 79.978–81.7 | 75.272.9–77.3 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 80.177.8–82.1 | 75.472.8–77.7 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 80.277.7–82.4 | 75.572.7–78.1 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 80.477.7–82.8 | 75.772.6–78.5 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 80.577.7–83.1 | 75.872.5–78.7 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 80.777.6–83.4 | 7672.7–79 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 80.877.5–83.7 | 76.272.4–79.2 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 8177.5–84 | 76.372.4–79.6 | 75 |
| 2035 | 81.177.5–84.3 | 76.572.4–79.9 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 81.377.5–84.6 | 76.772.3–80.2 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 81.477.4–84.8 | 76.872.5–80.5 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 81.677.4–85 | 7772.4–80.9 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 81.777.5–85.3 | 77.172.5–81.1 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 81.877.5–85.4 | 77.372.6–81.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 8277.5–85.7 | 77.572.6–81.7 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 82.177.5–85.9 | 77.672.7–81.9 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 82.377.6–86.1 | 77.872.6–82.1 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 82.477.5–86.4 | 77.972.6–82.4 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 82.577.8–86.6 | 78.172.8–82.6 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 82.777.7–86.8 | 78.372.7–82.8 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 82.877.7–87 | 78.472.6–83 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 8377.9–87.2 | 78.672.7–83.3 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 83.177.8–87.2 | 78.872.7–83.5 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 83.277.9–87.5 | 78.972.9–83.8 | 77 |
| 2051 | 83.478.1–87.8 | 79.172.8–84 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 83.578–88.1 | 79.272.9–84.3 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 83.778–88.3 | 79.473–84.5 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 83.878.1–88.6 | 79.672.8–84.5 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 83.978.4–88.7 | 79.772.9–84.8 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 84.178.2–88.9 | 79.972.8–84.9 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 84.278.4–89.4 | 8072.8–85.2 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 84.378.6–89.5 | 80.273–85.4 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 84.478.5–89.7 | 80.373.2–85.6 | 78 |
| 2060 | 84.678.7–90 | 80.573.2–85.9 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 84.778.6–90.1 | 80.673.2–86 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 84.878.7–90.4 | 80.873.5–86.2 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 8578.8–90.5 | 8173.4–86.2 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 85.178.9–90.7 | 81.173.6–86.3 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 85.278.8–90.7 | 81.373.6–86.5 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 85.379.1–90.8 | 81.473.3–86.6 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 85.579.4–90.8 | 81.573.5–86.7 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 85.679.3–91 | 81.773.7–87 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 85.779.3–91.4 | 81.873.7–87 | 79 |
| 2070 | 85.879.6–91.8 | 8274–87.3 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 85.979.4–91.9 | 82.174–87.5 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 8679.5–92.1 | 82.374.1–87.8 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 86.279.6–92.1 | 82.474.2–88 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 86.379.6–92.3 | 82.674.3–88.2 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 86.479.9–92.4 | 82.774.4–88.4 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 86.579.7–92.6 | 82.974.5–88.7 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 86.679.7–92.7 | 8374.5–88.8 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 86.779.9–93 | 83.174.4–89.1 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 86.879.8–93.3 | 83.374.8–89.4 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 8780.2–93.5 | 83.474.8–89.6 | 80 |
| 2081 | 87.180–93.7 | 83.675–89.8 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 87.280.1–93.7 | 83.775.2–90.1 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 87.380.3–93.9 | 83.875.4–90.4 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 87.480.3–94 | 8475.6–90.7 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 87.580.3–94.2 | 84.175.8–90.9 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 87.680.6–94.5 | 84.375.6–90.8 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 87.880.6–94.7 | 84.475.8–91.2 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 87.980.2–94.7 | 84.575.9–91.1 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 8880.7–95 | 84.776–91.3 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 88.180.9–95.1 | 84.876.2–91.6 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 88.280.7–95.4 | 84.976.2–91.5 | 81 |
| 2092 | 88.381–95.6 | 8576.4–91.8 | 81 |
| 2093 | 88.481–95.8 | 85.276.4–91.9 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 88.581.3–95.9 | 85.376.8–92.1 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 88.681.5–96 | 85.476.8–92.4 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 88.781.4–96.2 | 85.676.9–92.7 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 88.981.1–96.3 | 85.777.1–92.8 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 8981.5–96.6 | 85.877.1–93 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 89.181.5–96.5 | 8677.1–93 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 89.281.5–96.7 | 86.177.5–93.2 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
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.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
United States vs Vietnam
Health
- 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
- DepressionUnited States: 4.84% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- 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