Eritrea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Life expectancy at birth, by sex

Eritrea
66.51 years
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
66.78 years
in 2023
Eritrea rank
178th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
175th

Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time

  • Eritrea
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 66.78 years against 66.51 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Eritrea ranks 178th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 175th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 31.98 years 39.14 years 7.16 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1960s 37.01 years 40.57 years 3.56 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 39.12 years 44.35 years 5.23 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 40.68 years 50.49 years 9.82 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 49.41 years 54.82 years 5.41 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 58.48 years 58.41 years 0.0692 years Eritrea
2010s 63.59 years 64.05 years 0.4574 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 65.41 years 66.21 years 0.7995 years Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Eritrea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 66.78 years against 66.51 years in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.27 years, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Eritrea ranks 178th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.