Background: Population aging in the context of low social and economic development is a huge challenge because the aging population requires more spending on health care, retirement, and pensions. According to a study in Hanoi, 65% of older people rated themselves unwell and 35% rated normal health. According to the 2009 Viet Nam Population and Housing Census data, Kon Tum belongs to the group of 8-10% of elderly population. Health is the most important criterion when analyzing the situation of the well being of the elderly. Determining the health characteristics of the elderly is an essential work to help us develop programs, work plans to devise appropriate policies, invest in medical equipment and specialized human resources to improve health. improving the quality of medical examination and treatment to ensure the health of the elderly is increasingly effective, contributing to improving the quality of life of the elderly in a new age. Objectives: Determining the general health characteristics and describle some factors related to the health of the elderly in Kon Tum city. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis of 138 elderly person live in Kon Tum city. Inclusion criteria were elderly aged between 60 and 80 years old, absence of confusion (i.e., no cognitive or behavioural problems) and communication problems, and informed consent to participate in the study. Results: The prevalence of hypertension in the elderly persons were 46.04%, heart rate of 60-100 beats/minute were 93.52%, thin weight 10.08%, overweight and obesity 48.2%, using alcohol 21.58%, using tobacco 14.39%, vision loss 92.09%, hearing abnormalities 9.35%, anemia 5.04%, hyperglycemia 48.2%, lipid disorders 87.05%. The prevalence of risks in the elderly: the risk of falling 9.35%, frailty 10.07%, Pre - Frailty syndrome 60.43%, malnutrition 65.47%, dependency 8.63%, depression 36.69%, cognitive impairment 49.64%. Conclusion: We need to attend the disease in elderly person: anemia, hyperglycemia and lipid disorders, the risks (risk of falling, frailty, malnutrition, risk of dependency, risk of depression, cognitive impairment) among the elderly person in Kon Tum City because of high proportion.