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
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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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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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