People in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai have the longest life expectancy in the country

According to information from ZingAccording to the General Statistics Office, out of 63 provinces and cities of the country, people in 5 localities have a high average life expectancy in the period 2016-2020, namely Dong Nai, Ho Chi Minh City (with 76.5 years together). ); Ba Ria – Vung Tau (76.4 years); Da Nang (76.1 years) and Tien Giang (75.9 years).

Localities with low life expectancy are Lai Chau, Kon Tum, Ha Giang, Dien Bien and Quang Tri.

Regarding this matter, Youth newspaper In general, the average life expectancy at birth of localities in the 2016-2020 period increased gradually over the years.

In general, the average life expectancy at birth in localities has gradually increased over the years

In which, 56 localities have a higher average life expectancy in 2020 than in 2016, there are 3 localities where life expectancy is unchanged and 4 localities have a decrease in people’s average life expectancy.

Localities where life expectancy is unchanged or decreased is mainly due to strong fluctuations in population structure in the area, which is evident in the high immigration and emigration rates in the 2016-2020 period.

Most of the localities where the average life expectancy has increased in the 2016-2020 period are the localities where the average life expectancy is low, mainly in the mountainous and highland provinces.

In which, the average life expectancy of people in Ha Giang increases from 67.5 years old in 2016 to 68.4 years old in 2020, an average increase of 0.9 years.

During the same period 2016 – 2020, the average life expectancy of people in Dien Bien increased from 67.5 years to 68.4 years; Dak Nong province increased from 70.3 years old to 71 years old; Lao Cai province increased from 68.8 years old to 69.3 years old; Lam Dong increased from 72.8 years to 73.3 years; Gia Lai province increased from 69.6 years old to 70.1 years old.

Also according to the General Statistics Office, due to the increase in life expectancy at birth, the health indexes of the people of the provinces in the period 2016-2020 are quite high.

The results of calculation and analysis of the HDI of the whole country for the period 2016 – 2020 by the General Statistics Office also show that thanks to the continuous increase over the years, Vietnam from the group of countries with the average HDI has joined. group of countries with high HDI index in the years 2019 – 2020.

Accordingly, Vietnam’s rank in the list of world countries and territories has increased from 118th (in 2018) to 117th (in 2019) and may continue to improve in 2020. when the United Nations Development Agency (UNDP) updated the new global human development index rankings.

Besides the achieved results, Vietnam’s HDI index for the period 2016 – 2020 still reveals a number of issues that need to be handled and overcome. The growth rate and HDI growth rate of the whole country and most localities are low.

According to Zing, the indicators show the need for a synchronous solution system and drastic and effective implementation; especially solutions to enhance health and education services because these fields are directly related to human development.

In health, it is necessary to focus on improving capacity in preventive medicine, primary health care and family health care. In education, it is necessary to quickly overcome the current situation that the expected number of years of schooling is low and increasing slowly.

As for the economic sector, although it has been controlled, inflation in Vietnam’s economy is still high; there needs to be a macro solution to stabilize the value of the domestic currency.