Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Namibia: Life expectancy at birth, female

Lao People's Democratic Republic
71.53 years
in 2024
Namibia
71.48 years
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
160th
Namibia rank
161st

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 71.53 years against 71.48 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 160th and Namibia ranks 161st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 43.92 years 53.48 years 9.56 years Namibia
1970s 46.81 years 59.69 years 12.87 years Namibia
1980s 51.92 years 63.84 years 11.92 years Namibia
1990s 57.4 years 60.22 years 2.82 years Namibia
2000s 62.66 years 55.02 years 7.65 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 68.47 years 62.84 years 5.63 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 70.98 years 68.69 years 2.28 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, female, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Namibia?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 71.53 years against 71.48 years in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia?
0.05 years, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 160th and Namibia ranks 161st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.