
Spread of COVID-19 in Vietnam
Since the beginning of the pandemic until January 30th, 2023, a total of 11,526,365 infected people and 43,186 deaths have been reported in Vietnam.The total of 11,526,365 infected people currently represents 11.84 percent of the total population. The number of new infections during the seven days preceding January 30th, 2023, was 81, for a 7-day incidence of 0.1 cases per 100,000 population. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, this results in a mortality rate of about 0.4 percent in Vietnam.
Current vaccination status
According to official WHO data, a total of 265.67 million vaccine doses have been administered as of January 12th, 2023. More recent data are not yet available to WHO. There are 90.45 million people who have received at least one vaccination (92.9 percent). The booster vaccination was received by 57.51 million people (59.1 percent).85.87 million of these are considered fully vaccinated in Vietnam (= 88.2 percent).
This makes Vietnam one of the best-supplied countries in the world. The vaccination rate is higher in 13 countries.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers daily. A list of all infections and deaths by country can be found on our COVID-19 virus topic page.
Weight and size
Male | Female | |
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Body height | 168 cm | 158 cm |
BMI | 21.7 | 21.7 |
Weight | 61.2 kg | 54.0 kg |
Diseases
Vietnam | Ø worldwide | |
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Diabetes * | 6.00% | 8.81% |
Tuberculosis | 1.73‰ | 1.34‰ |
Malaria | 0.0% | 5.7% |
HIV / Aids | 0.01% | 0.03% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
Vietnam | Ø worldwide | |
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Measles | 89.0% | 81.7% |
Hepatitis B | 0.08% | 0.08% |
Tetanus | 9.6% | 0.0% |
DTP * | 8.30% | 8.14% |
* DTP is a combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
In Vietnam, 24.8 percent of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
The number of underweight newborns is 8 percent.
Medical supplies

With about 79,900 physicians in Vietnam, there are about 0.82 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants and in the EU is 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality rate of major known diseases can be reduced as far as possible. For example, only about 21 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.