Kenya vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy
Kenya
4.46 years
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
4.47 years
in 2023
Kenya rank
147th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
144th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Kenya
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 4.47 years against 4.46 years in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 147th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.99 years | 1.95 years | 1.04 years | Kenya |
| 1960s | 2.7 years | 3.36 years | 0.6576 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 3.35 years | 2.46 years | 0.888 years | Kenya |
| 1980s | 3.71 years | 1.42 years | 2.29 years | Kenya |
| 1990s | 2.41 years | 2.58 years | 0.1665 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 2.19 years | 4.25 years | 2.06 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 3.93 years | 4.42 years | 0.4856 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 4.69 years | 4.63 years | 0.0586 years | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Kenya or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 4.47 years against 4.46 years in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.01 years, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Kenya ranks 147th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 144th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.