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Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Mauritania: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45

Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.07 years
in 2023
Mauritania
3.11 years
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
177th
Mauritania rank
175th

Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 3.11 years against 3.07 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 177th and Mauritania ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 1.55 years 1.44 years 0.11 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1960s 2.07 years 1.5 years 0.5675 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 1.83 years 1.88 years 0.0522 years Mauritania
1980s 1.51 years 2.02 years 0.5137 years Mauritania
1990s 2.02 years 2 years 0.0258 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 2.8 years 2.74 years 0.0673 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 2.9 years 3 years 0.0998 years Mauritania
2020s 3.28 years 3.12 years 0.1574 years Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at age 45, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 3.11 years against 3.07 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania?
0.04 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Mauritania rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 177th and Mauritania ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.