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Country fact sheet: Viet Nam

Population

- Total population: 98 858 950
- Female population: 50 008 702
- Male population: 48 850 248
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 172.6
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 40.0
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 68.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.726
- Category: High
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 73.7
- Female population (years): 78.1
- Male population (years): 69.6
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 150.8
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 99.0
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (38.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (14.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Liver (34.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Liver (33.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal