V
iet Nam has mainly mountainous and hilly regions.
Fully 39% of the Vietnamese population lives on the
Red River Delta in the north and the Mekong Delta in
the south, two of the largest low flat deltas which cover 13%
of the total land area.1
With a population density of 259 people per km2
, Viet Nam is
one of the most densely populated countries in the Region,
third after Singapore and the Philippines. The population
density in the capital, Hanoi, is 1926 people per km2
and it is
3399 people per km2 2
in Ho Chi Minh City.
Although Viet Nam’s health indices have improved substantially
in recent years, the country now faces new health problems
such as avian influenza. Viet Nam also has to reduce its burden
from road accidents, HIV/AIDS, noncommunicable diseases
such as tobacco-related diseases, cancer, heart disease and
diabetes, which are on the rise.