My grandpa died at 109, and my grandman just died at 94. They both lived in Vietnam their whole life. Is it normal for people in Vietnam to live that long? grandman = grandma i dont know how to edit
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Not yet! The Vietnamese almost died at 70 -80. Let's travel to Vietnam to see the real! Our website: http://landlinktravel.com/ My Email: landlinkhanoi@gmail.com Let's email me when you want to see real Vietnam!
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Wow! Now that's a man I would like to have met! He would have seen it all, a walking encyclopedia! I live in a small town here in Vietnam. I haven't seen a lot of really old people in the years I've been here. They seem to age very quickly whether its because of poor diet or hard work I'm not sure. My wife's grandparents are in their early 70s and look very frail and I was concerned for them until I saw my first rice harvest. They were in the fields with their workers toiling with the best of them. I was amazed by the transformation. Grandma's aunt visited from the States recently and she's in her 90s. As for being ''normal'' I really couldn't say. I don't think life expectancy here is much different to anywhere else, unless of course you ride a motorbike.
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According to the World Bank, the average life expectancy for Vietnamese (living in Vietnam in 2009) is 74.2 years. There are some that live to be in the 90's and 100's like your grandparents but there are also those who die young as well...That's why, the AVERAGE is just over 74 years which is pretty good considering in 1975, it was only 53.6 years.
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according to CIA World Factbook 2009: for women: 76.2 for men: 72 Vietnam holds the 65th position among 195. Considering the fact that Vietnam is a developing country, those are extremely high numbers. Its higher than China's life expectancy. Except for the developed countries like Singapore and Brunei, no other countries in Southeast Asia have higher life expectancy that Vietnam, though they are much richer such as Thailand or the Philippines. Vietnamese people have been heavily influenced by Buddhism and Taoism. Moreover, Vietnamese food is very healthy. They might be reasons for Vietnam's high life expectancy.
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