Socialist Republic of VietnamCong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam
Bordered by the South China Sea, China, Laos and Cambodia
Vietnam is dominated by coastline, and two large rivers, the Red River in the North and the Mekong Delta in the South
Population 88 million
• China ruled Vietnam for most of the period up through 938 when Vietnam became Independent
• Since then, Vietnam has been invaded by the Chinese, the Mongols, the French, the Japanese and the Americans
• Post WWII the country was partitioned and became a venue for the US-USSR/China Cold War.
• Vietnam was unified in 1975 under the North government of Ho Chi Minh
Religion: 80% None: religious
affiliation identified 10% Buddhist (1999
census)
Languages: Vietnamese, English,
French, Thai, Muong, Hmong
Museum of Ethnology
Vietnam
Gross National Income per
capita: $2,700
Literacy : 94%
Demographics by age:
%<15 years: 25.2%
%>65:5.5%
Median Age : 27.8
Health Indicators for Vietnam
• Child Mortality: 24 per 1,000 live births
• Life Expectancy: 70/75 (m/f)
• Maternal Mortality: 56 per 100,000
• Top Causes of Death: Heart Disease, Stroke, Repiratory
Infections, Pneumonias, TB, Perinatal, Diabetes, Road Traffic accidents, Stomach Cancer, Diarrhea
Vietnam
Urbanization : 30%
Expenditure on Health $214 per person per year (7.2% GDP)
UN R/P 20% : 4.9World Bank GINI Coefficient: 38%
Status of women: poor-fair
When in Vietnam, please do not eat dogs?
Work hard, Have fun!