Denmark vs Laos: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Denmark
3.8 years
in 2023
Laos
3.84 years
in 2023
Denmark rank
179th
Laos rank
178th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Denmark
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 3.84 years against 3.8 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.04 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 179th and Laos ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3 years | 0.9017 years | 1.39 years | Denmark |
| 1960s | 3.85 years | 3.04 years | 0.8088 years | Denmark |
| 1970s | 5.34 years | 2.02 years | 3.32 years | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.78 years | 0.7337 years | 5.04 years | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.07 years | 1.85 years | 3.22 years | Denmark |
| 2000s | 4.46 years | 3.48 years | 0.981 years | Denmark |
| 2010s | 3.97 years | 3.69 years | 0.2785 years | Denmark |
| 2020s | 3.77 years | 4 years | 0.232 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Denmark or Laos?
- Laos, at 3.84 years against 3.8 years in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Denmark and Laos?
- 0.04 years, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Laos?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Laos rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Denmark ranks 179th and Laos 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.