Viet Nam
Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 80278 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 1.5 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 76 | 59 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Total fertility rate | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 67.1 | 72.2 |
| uncertainty | 66.3 - 68.1 | 71.4 - 73.1 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 69.6 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 41 | 33 |
| uncertainty | 36 - 46 | 28 - 37 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 200 | 129 |
| uncertainty | 184 - 215 | 117 - 140 |
Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 61.3 | |
| At birth | 59.8 | 62.9 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 58.7 - 60.9 | 62.0 - 64.2 | |
| At age 60 | 11.4 | 13.1 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 11.2 - 11.7 | 12.8 - 13.4 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 7.4 | 9.3 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 11 | 12.9 | |
Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 31.5 | 32.7 | 32.7 | 28.5 | 28.5 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 68.5 | 67.3 | 67.3 | 71.5 | 71.5 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 5.6 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 5.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health | 13 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 93.5 | 89.7 | 86.5 | 87.7 | 87.6 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made. 0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.
Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 92 | 108 | 113 | 128 | 134 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 29 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 38 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | 2000 | % | 33.8 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 39 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 31 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 97 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 130 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 69.6 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | 0.2 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 6 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 264 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 25 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | 85 |
| Cured under DOTS | % | 92 | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | >95 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 95 |
| Rural | % | 72 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 82 |
| Rural | % | 38 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available