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
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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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Indicator
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
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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