Vietnam: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Vietnam?

Life expectancy at birth in Viet Nam was 74.7 years in 2025, 72.3 years for men and 77.3 years for women, according to the National Statistics Office Statistical Summary Book 2025.

The World Bank, using UN estimates, also gives 74.7 years for 2024. Women in Viet Nam live about five years longer than men on average. The crude death rate was 6.1 per 1,000 people in 2025.

Official sources: NSO: Statistical Summary Book of Viet Nam 2025 (PDF) · World Bank: life expectancy at birth, Viet Nam

What is the infant mortality rate in Vietnam?

Viet Nam's infant mortality rate was 11.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025, and the under-five mortality rate 16.7, according to the National Statistics Office Statistical Summary Book 2025.

The World Bank, using UN inter-agency estimates, gives 12.0 for 2024; the two sources use different methods. The maternal mortality ratio was 48 per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to the World Bank modelled estimate.

Official sources: NSO: Statistical Summary Book of Viet Nam 2025 (PDF) · World Bank: infant mortality rate, Viet Nam · World Bank: maternal mortality ratio, Viet Nam

How many doctors and hospital beds does Vietnam have?

Viet Nam had 10 doctors per 10,000 people in 2022, 99.6 thousand doctors in all, according to the National Statistics Office Statistical Summary Book 2025. There were 33.8 patient beds per 10,000 people in 2023, or 339.4 thousand beds.

The bed figure excludes hospitals under central government management, so the true total is higher. The World Bank gives 1.107 physicians per 1,000 people in 2021, which is about 11 per 10,000.

Official sources: NSO: Statistical Summary Book of Viet Nam 2025 (PDF) · World Bank: physicians per 1,000 people, Viet Nam

How many dengue cases are there in Vietnam?

Viet Nam recorded more than 94.2 thousand cases of dengue fever, with 14 deaths, in the first nine months of 2026, according to Ministry of Health figures in the National Statistics Office socio-economic infographic.

In the month from 18 August to 17 September alone there were 15,928 dengue cases and one death, according to the NSO's full report. There were also 74.2 thousand cases of hand, foot and mouth disease with 11 deaths, and 54 deaths from rabies.

Official sources: NSO: Socio-economic performance infographic, Q3 and first 9 months of 2026 (PDF) · NSO: Socio-economic report, Q3 and 9 months of 2026 (Vietnamese, DOCX)

How much does Vietnam spend on health?

Current health spending in Viet Nam was 4.56% of GDP in 2023, according to the World Bank World Development Indicators. Households paid 39.2% of it out of their own pockets, according to the World Bank, down from 42.4% in 2020.

The figures cover spending by government, health insurance, households and donors. Viet Nam's health insurance scheme is run by Viet Nam Social Security.

Official sources: World Bank: current health expenditure, Viet Nam · World Bank: out-of-pocket health spending, Viet Nam · Viet Nam Social Security

How many children in Vietnam are vaccinated?

97.0% of infants in Viet Nam were fully vaccinated in 2025, up from 96.3% in 2024, according to the National Statistics Office Statistical Summary Book 2025.

18.2% of children under five were stunted, or too short for their age, in 2023, according to the World Bank, down from 22.4% in 2019. Stunting reflects long-term undernutrition and repeated illness in early childhood.

Official sources: NSO: Statistical Summary Book of Viet Nam 2025 (PDF) · World Bank: prevalence of stunting, Viet Nam

What is life expectancy in Vietnam?

The UN Population Division puts life expectancy at birth in Vietnam at 74.7 years in 2024. Since 2005 it has ranged from 73.2 years (2005) to 75.4 years (2020). East Asia & Pacific median: 71.5 years; Vietnam is 10th highest of 30. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 87th highest.

How many babies die in Vietnam?

The latest figure from the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, for 2024, is 12.0 per 1,000. That is the lowest since at least 2005. East Asia & Pacific median: 13.9 per 1,000; Vietnam is 18th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 101st of 192.

How many women die in childbirth in Vietnam?

The WHO puts the maternal mortality ratio in Vietnam at 48.0 per 100,000 in 2023. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. East Asia & Pacific median: 82.0 per 100,000; Vietnam is 19th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 95th of 192.

How much does Vietnam spend on health?

4.6% of GDP: that is current health spending in Vietnam for 2023, according to the WHO. Its high point since 2005 was 2010, at 5.1% of GDP; its low point was 2005, at 4.3% of GDP. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 5.9% of GDP, and Vietnam placed 19th highest of 29. World rank, highest first: 133rd of 191.

What is out-of-pocket health spending in Vietnam?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 39.2%. Its high point since 2005 was 2019, at 45.1%; its low point was 2008, at 34.6%. It is 6th highest of 29 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 12.2%. Worldwide: 57th of 191.

How many doctors does Vietnam have?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2021, is 1.1 per 1,000. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 10th highest of 17 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 1.9 per 1,000. Worldwide: 83rd of 123.

How many hospital beds does Vietnam have?

In 2017, hospital beds per 1,000 people in Vietnam was 2.5 per 1,000, according to the WHO. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 2.3 per 1,000, and Vietnam placed 7th highest of 16. Of 138 countries with 2017 data, 71st highest.

What is the measles vaccination rate in Vietnam?

98.0%: that is measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Vietnam for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. The peak was 99.0% in 2016 and the low 82.0% in 2023. East Asia & Pacific median: 91.0%; Vietnam is 4th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 20th of 191.