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Viet Nam
COUNTRY #1
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 VS CHINA

Compare Viet Nam and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

China
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Viet Nam Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   China CHINA
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    42.6
    46.3
    44.4
    123
    119
    120
    		  
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    46.9
    51.9
    49.4
    129
    118
    123
    		  
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    55.5
    59.9
    57.7
    119
    114
    116
    		  
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    64.1
    67.7
    65.9
    95
    108
    103
    		  
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    68.5
    78.2
    73.4
    76
    35
    46
    		  
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    70.3
    80.1
    75.2
    81
    36
    51
    		  
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    69.6
    78.1
    73.7
    106
    73
    92
    		  
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    69.6
    78.1
    106
    73
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    71.2
    79.4
    103
    69
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    71.3
    79.4
    107
    69
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    71.4
    79.5
    108
    69
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    71.7
    79.6
    108
    69
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    72.0
    79.7
    108
    69
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    72.4
    79.9
    109
    69
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    72.7
    80.0
    110
    69
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    73.1
    80.2
    112
    69
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    73.7
    80.5
    114
    70
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    74.5
    80.9
    115
    71
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    75.5
    81.4
    116
    74
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    76.9
    82.0
    117
    73
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    78.6
    82.9
    121
    76
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    80.7
    84.1
    125
    79
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    83.2
    85.7
    130
    80
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    86.1
    87.8
    129
    87
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    89.4
    90.4
    132
    83
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    155.75
    20
    110.80
    58
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    86.67
    125
    97.57
    115
    3. Lung Disease
    34.16
    39
    54.18
    13
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.78
    78
    8.56
    148
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29.81
    50
    15.09
    96
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.84
    97
    11.28
    152
    7. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    9.30
    33
    8. Kidney Disease
    24.12
    83
    10.39
    141
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.72
    20
    17.36
    97
    10. Liver Disease
    23.34
    81
    7.57
    146
    11. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    36.63
    5
    12. Hypertension
    18.94
    88
    16.80
    98
    13. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    20.55
    3
    14. Falls
    13.80
    10
    8.04
    50
    15. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    8.95
    169
    16. Tuberculosis
    9.33
    70
    1.88
    111
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    13.02
    42
    18. Asthma
    7.89
    73
    1.29
    123
    19. Suicide
    7.22
    112
    6.67
    121
    20. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    2.81
    89
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    6.59
    63
    3.32
    150
    22. Low Birth Weight
    5.69
    84
    1.76
    150
    23. Drownings
    5.36
    24
    3.66
    56
    24. Other Injuries
    5.34
    126
    3.50
    161
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5.18
    44
    3.95
    98
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.93
    88
    1.73
    168
    27. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    3.48
    97
    28. HIV/AIDS
    4.72
    77
    1.62
    111
    29. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
    6.41
    152
    30. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.47
    82
    0.72
    150
    31. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    5.16
    124
    32. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    3.04
    145
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    12.42
    6
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    1.16
    157
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    2.08
    149
    1.51
    162
    36. Measles
    2.01
    23
    0.06
    62
    37. Birth Trauma
    1.86
    94
    1.40
    108
    38. Violence
    1.81
    136
    0.73
    166
    39. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    2.76
    153
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.57
    89
    3.53
    34
    41. Encephalitis
    1.54
    9
    0.21
    117
    42. Skin Disease
    1.34
    102
    0.30
    162
    43. Drug Use
    1.31
    83
    1.34
    79
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    5.72
    59
    45. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    2.04
    94
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.86
    155
    2.05
    106
    47. Alcohol
    0.82
    127
    1.05
    111
    48. Poisonings
    0.79
    76
    1.55
    57
    49. Pertussis
    0.79
    71
    0.05
    112
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.76
    95
    0.26
    128
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    159,032
    23.20
    2.043m
    21.27
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    91,939
    13.41
    1.772m
    18.44
    3. Lung Disease
    35,875
    5.23
    968,607
    10.08
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    33,860
    4.94
    161,672
    1.68
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    29,475
    4.30
    250,272
    2.61
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    29,307
    4.27
    304,455
    3.17
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27,836
    4.06
    183,342
    1.91
    8. Kidney Disease
    25,251
    3.68
    192,302
    2.00
    9. Liver Cancer
    24,995
    3.65
    180,952
    1.88
    10. Liver Disease
    23,900
    3.49
    145,603
    1.52
    11. Lung Cancers
    21,294
    3.11
    714,311
    7.44
    12. Hypertension
    19,880
    2.90
    301,183
    3.14
    13. Falls
    15,427
    2.25
    138,878
    1.45
    14. Stomach Cancer
    15,134
    2.21
    398,439
    4.15
    15. Tuberculosis
    9,446
    1.38
    34,802
    0.36
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8,258
    1.20
    248,388
    2.59
    17. Asthma
    8,150
    1.19
    23,147
    0.24
    18. Suicide
    7,249
    1.06
    116,324
    1.21
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7,132
    1.04
    21,631
    0.23
    20. Oral Cancer
    7,088
    1.03
    54,695
    0.57
    21. Congenital Anomalies
    7,064
    1.03
    36,613
    0.38
    22. Breast Cancer
    6,187
    0.90
    92,757
    0.97
    23. Other Injuries
    5,539
    0.81
    54,087
    0.56
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5,357
    0.78
    29,954
    0.31
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    5,338
    0.78
    70,699
    0.74
    26. Drownings
    5,097
    0.74
    52,807
    0.55
    27. HIV/AIDS
    4,993
    0.73
    28,746
    0.30
    28. Leukemia
    4,899
    0.71
    58,145
    0.61
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,390
    0.64
    8,719
    0.09
    30. Lymphomas
    2,964
    0.43
    57,838
    0.60
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2,391
    0.35
    51,650
    0.54
    32. Birth Trauma
    2,340
    0.34
    17,644
    0.18
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,265
    0.33
    242,891
    2.53
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    2,082
    0.30
    25,613
    0.27
    35. Prostate Cancer
    1,911
    0.28
    51,056
    0.53
    36. Violence
    1,785
    0.26
    11,115
    0.12
    37. Measles
    1,780
    0.26
    558
    0.01
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,708
    0.25
    65,350
    0.68
    39. Encephalitis
    1,558
    0.23
    2,796
    0.03
    40. Skin Disease
    1,515
    0.22
    5,222
    0.05
    41. Drug Use
    1,366
    0.20
    24,214
    0.25
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1,159
    0.17
    11,751
    0.12
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    957
    0.14
    37,723
    0.39
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    929
    0.14
    111,537
    1.16
    45. Bladder Cancer
    896
    0.13
    37,873
    0.39
    46. Alcohol
    867
    0.13
    19,071
    0.20
    47. Ovary Cancer
    864
    0.13
    28,078
    0.29
    48. Poisonings
    832
    0.12
    25,762
    0.27
    49. Maternal Conditions
    773
    0.11
    3,596
    0.04
    50. Pertussis
    705
    0.10
    484
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Viet Nam VIET NAM   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    24.37
    7
    9.30
    33
    2. Lung Cancers
    21.48
    46
    36.63
    5
    3. Stomach Cancer
    15.13
    9
    20.55
    3
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.36
    148
    8.95
    169
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    8.23
    98
    13.02
    42
    6. Oral Cancer
    7.03
    18
    2.81
    89
    7. Leukemia
    4.93
    22
    3.48
    97
    8. Prostate Cancer
    4.61
    166
    6.41
    152
    9. Cervical Cancer
    4.34
    134
    5.16
    124
    10. Lymphomas
    2.94
    151
    3.04
    145
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.23
    97
    12.42
    6
    12. Uterin Cancer
    2.12
    103
    1.16
    157
    13. Ovary Cancer
    1.62
    178
    2.76
    153
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    0.92
    167
    5.72
    59
    15. Bladder Cancer
    0.90
    160
    2.04
    94
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.46
    165
    1.05
    137
    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.