Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Vietnam
Vietnam: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex was 0.1063 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1063
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
105th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.3098
in 1950
All-time low
0.1058
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Vietnam, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Vietnam is 0.1063, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Vietnam peaked at 0.3098 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1058, in 2020.
That places Vietnam 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.3098 | — |
| 1951 | 0.3027 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.2953 | -2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.2895 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2864 | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 0.2683 | -6.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2609 | -2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.2543 | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 0.2477 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 0.2415 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2346 | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 0.2296 | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2284 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2333 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2306 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2293 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2281 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2281 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2507 | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2372 | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2357 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2311 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2521 | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2288 | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2333 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1909 | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1795 | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1759 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1718 | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1677 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1649 | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1621 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1599 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1584 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1561 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1541 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1515 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1486 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.146 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1442 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1415 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1394 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1373 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1352 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1331 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1297 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1273 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1256 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1212 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1186 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1171 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1153 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1137 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1127 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1132 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1124 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1119 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1113 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1109 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1106 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1101 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1098 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1096 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1093 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.109 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1086 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1084 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1082 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1079 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1075 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1058 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.106 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1066 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1063 | -0.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.1063 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1061, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.1063 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1119, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2756 | 0.2415 | 0.3098 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.233 | 0.2281 | 0.2507 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2067 | 0.1677 | 0.2521 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1546 | 0.1442 | 0.1649 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1309 | 0.1186 | 0.1415 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1129 | 0.1106 | 0.1171 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1088 | 0.1075 | 0.1101 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1062 | 0.1058 | 0.1066 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 102 American Samoa 0.1074 compare
- 103 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1072 compare
- 104 Uzbekistan 0.1071 compare
- 106 Thailand 0.1062 compare
- 107 Ukraine 0.1061 compare
- 108 Mexico 0.106 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Vietnam
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,995 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.299 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Vietnam?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex in Vietnam was 0.1063 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3098 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1058 in 2020.
- How does Vietnam rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex?
- Vietnam ranks 105th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient by sex rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.