The objective of the study was to determine the rate of dyslipidemia in people aged 60 - 74 years in 4 rural communes in Thai Binh province. We obtained the following results: The prevalence of lipid disorders in people aged 60 - 74 years was 65.9%; Age group of 70 - 74 years old had the highest rate of dyslipidemia (86.1%) followed by age group of 65 - 69 years (64.4%), and then the age group of 60 - 64 years (52.1%).