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Population and Reproductive Health Indicators

 

 

1989

1999

2002
Most recent
Value
Year
POPULATION

Total Population in Thousands

64375.8

(1)

76327.9

(2)
79727.4
(10)
83892.2

2006 (4)

Population in Thousands, Total, Male

31320.7

(1)

 37518.6

(2)
39197.4
(10)
41224.9

2006 (4)

Population in Thousands, Total, Female
33145
(1)
38809.4
(2)
40530
(10)
42667.3
2006 (4)
Population under 25, percent
58.9
(1)
53.11
(2)
50.02
(3)
45.9
2006 (4)
Population 15 - 49, percent, male
46.9
(1)
53.13
(2)
55.61
(3)
57.2
2006 (4)
Population 15 - 49, percent, female
48.6
(1)
53.62
(2)
54.75
(3)
55.7
2006 (4)
Population 10 - 19, percent, male
23.2
(1)
23.58
(2)
24.2
(3)
22.4
2006 (4)
Population 10-19, percent, female
21.4
(1)
21.91
(2)
22.26
(3)
20.5
2006 (4)
Population 15 - 24, percent, male
20
(1)
19.74
(2)
20.17
(3)
20.2
2006 (4)
Population 15 - 24, percent, female
19.8
(1)
19.52
(2)
19.29
(3)
19
2006 (4)
Population 60 Years and Over, Per Cent
7.2
(1)
8.11
(2)
8.65
(3)
9.20
2006 (4)
Ethnic population, percent
13.2
(1)
12.87
(1994-1999) (14)
14
(2001) (15)
na
Urban population, percent
19.1
(1)
23.5
(2)
25.1
(10)
27.1
2006 (4)

Population Annual Growth Rate, Per Cent

3.1

(1)

2.5

(2)
1.32
(10)
1.26

2006 (11)

Natural growth rate, percent

na

15.5

(4)
13.2
(11)
12.1

2006 (4)

Life Expectancy at Birth, Years

  65.2

(1)

67

(7)
71.3
(8)
na

Life Expectancy at Birth, Female, Years

  67.5

(1)

70

(7)
73
(3)
73

2006 (9)

Life Expectancy at Birth, Male, Years

  63

(1)

65

(7)
70
(3)
69

2006 (9)

Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 Population

  31

(1)

19.9

(2)
19
(3)
17.4

2006 (4)

Crude Death Rate per 1,000 Population

n/a

5.6

(2)
5.8
(3)
5.3

2006 (4)

Sex Ratio at Birth, Male Births per 100 Female Birth

  n/a

107

(2)
107
(4)
110

2006 (4)

Sex Ratio of Population, Males per 100 Females

94.7

(1)

96.7

(2)
96.4
(3)
96.6

2006 (4)

Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49

3.98

(1)

2.33

(2)
2.28
(3)
2.09

2006 (4)

SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND HEALTH
GDP per capita, USD

na

360

(7)
560
(8)
723

2006 (9)

Population Living Below National Poverty Line, Per Cent
na
17.5
(17)
28.9
(2002) (11)
7
2005 (17)
Primary School enrollment, male, percent
80.28
(13)
89.82
(13)
109
(2001-02) (15)
107
2003-04 (15)
Primary School enrollment, female, percent
78.98
(1990) (13)
89.32
(13)
103
(15)
103
2003-04 (15)
Secondary School enrollment (lower), male, percent
67.86
(1990) (13)
72.21
(13)
87
(15)
90
2003-04 (15)
Secondary School enrollment (lower), female, percent
58.69
(1990) (13)
63.15
(13)
84
(15)
86
2003-04 (15)
Ratio of girls to boys, primary education
0.98
(1990) (13)
0.99
(13)
0.94
(15)
0.96
2003-04 (15)
Ratio of girls to boys, secondary education
0.86
(1990) (13)
0.87
(13)
0.96
(15)
0.95
2003-04 (15)
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Any Method, Per Cent
53.2
(1)
75.3
(5)
78.5
(6)
78
2006 (4)
IUD
33.1
(1)
38.5
(5)
37.7
(6)
43.2
2006 (4)
Condom
1.2
(1)
5.9
(5)
5.8
(6)
7.8
2006 (4)
Pills
0.4
(1)
4.3
(5)
6.3
(6)
10.3
2006 (4)
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Modern Method, Per Cent
37.7
(1)
55.8
(5)
56.7
(6)
67.1
2006 (4)
Maternal Mortality Ratio per 100,000 Live Births (MMR)
160
(1990) (15)
na
91
(8)
115
2006 (4)
Neo-natal mortality rate
na
22
(5)
18
(6)
na
Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births
42
(5)
36.7
(2)
18.2
(6)
16
2006 (4)
Under 5 Mortality Rate, Total
60
(1990) (15)
42
(2)
23.6
(6)
26
2006 (9)
Children Underweight under 5, percent
na
36.7
(7)
30.1
(8)
23.4
2006 (9)
Fully Antenatal Care, Per Cent
na
71
(1995-1997) (6)
86
(6)
na

Post-natal care, percent

  na

na

na
87.7

2006 (9)

Fully ante-tetanus (AT) injection, percentl

  na

85.4

(7)
70.5
(6)
na

Births at health facility, percent

na

na

78.5
(6)
na

Deliveries Attended by Skilled health personnel, Per Cent

  na

95.9

(7)
85
(6)
97

2006 (9)

Cesarean section as a proportion of all births, percent

na

na

9.9
(6)
na

HIV Prevalence: Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years), estimate

na

na

0.4
(2003) (18)
0.5

2005 (18)

Young women and men aged 15-24 who are HIV infected

na

na

na
0.3

2005 (16)

HIV Prevalence: Adult prevalence rate (15-49 years), estimate

927000

(1993) (1)

na

165444
(20)
293000

2007 (16)

GENDER EQUALITY

Seats in Parliament Held by Women, Per Cent

 na

18.5

(1992- 1997) (15)
26.2
(1997-2002) (15)
27.3

2002-07 (15)

Female Labor Force, Percent

na

49.66

(2000) (19)
49.42
(19)
48.72

2005 (19)

 

Sources:

(1) Population and Housing Census 1989 - General Statistics Office

(2) Population and Housing Census 1999 - General Statistics Office

(3) The Population change, Labour force and Family planning survey 2002 - General Sta tistics Office  

(4) The Population change, Labour force and Family planning survey 2006 - General Statistics Office

(5) Demographic and Health Survey 1997 - National Committee for Population and Family Planning (NCPFP)

(6)Demographic and Health Survey 2002 - National Committee for Population, Family and Children (NCPFC)

(7) Health statistics yearbook 1999 - Ministry of Health.

(8) Health statistics yearbook 2002 - Ministry of Health

(9) Health statistics yearbook 2006 - Ministry of Health

(10) Statistical yearbook of Vietnam 2002 - General Statistics Office

(11) Statistical yearbook of Vietnam 2006 - General Statistics Office

(12) Results of Population projections for whole country, geographic regions and 61 provinces/ cities, Vietnam (1999-2024) - General Statistics Office

(13) Projections of Population, School Enrolment and Labour Force Vietnam, 1990-2005 - General Statistics Office

(14) Census Mongraph on Internal Migration and Urbanization in Vietnam - General Statistics Office/ United Nations Development Programme

(15) Vietnam Country Gender Assessment 2006 - WB, ADB, DFID, CIDA

(16) The third country report on following up the implementation of the declaration of commitment on HIV and AIDS, 2008 - Viet Nam

(17) Viet Nam's Socio-economic development plan (2006) - Viet Nam

(18) Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS and STIs 2006 - UNAIDS/WHO/UNICEF

(19) Statistics from the project "Statistical Capacity building plans for the five ministries in Vietnam"

(20) The National Strategy on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control in Viet Nam till 2010 with a Vision to 2020 - National Committee for AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Prevention and Control

 

 

Additional data sources:

State of the World's Population

UNFPA Global website

Viet Nam Demographic and Health Survey

General Statistics Office

 

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