Cameroon vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cameroon
3.88 years
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.84 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
175th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
178th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cameroon
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3.88 years against 3.84 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.18 years | 0.9017 years | 1.28 years | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 4.64 years | 3.04 years | 1.6 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.88 years | 2.02 years | 0.1449 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 2.33 years | 0.7337 years | 1.59 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.34 years | 1.85 years | 0.4914 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.52 years | 3.48 years | 1.96 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 3.04 years | 3.69 years | 0.6447 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 3.82 years | 4 years | 0.1826 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 different ages, Cameroon or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Cameroon, at 3.88 years against 3.84 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cameroon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.04 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 178th 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 different ages. 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.