Public Health in Vietnam

1. Leading Cause of Death

1.1. Non-communicable diseases: 521,000 deaths in 2015

2. Improved Sanitation

2.1. 1990: 37.4%

2.2. 2015: 78%

3. Public Health Facilities

3.1. 1995: 12,972

3.2. 2013: 13,562

4. Life Expectancy

4.1. 1990: 70.5 years

4.2. 2015: 75.8 years

5. Health Insurance

5.1. 2015: 81.7% have insurance

6. VPHA

6.1. Smoke Free Cities

7. Literacy

7.1. 15 and older 1990: 83%

7.2. 15 and older: 2015: 95%

8. Per Capital GDP

8.1. 1990: $98 US

8.2. 2017: $2200 US

9. Poverty Rate

9.1. 1990: 47%

9.2. 2015: 10%

10. Maternal Mortality

10.1. 1990: 233 per 100K live births

10.2. 2015: 54 per 100K live births

11. Infant Mortality Rate

11.1. 1990: 44.4 per 100K live births

11.2. 2015: 14.7 per 100K live births

12. Data Source:

12.1. Minh, H. V., & Nasca, P. (2018). Public Health in Transitional Vietnam. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 24 (2), S1–S2.