Eritrea vs Laos: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Eritrea
68.89 years
in 2024
Laos
69.22 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
163rd
Laos rank
160th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Eritrea
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 69.22 years against 68.89 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.33 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Eritrea ranks 163rd and Laos ranks 160th of 218 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.04 years | 42.21 years | 3.18 years | Laos |
| 1970s | 41.53 years | 45.58 years | 4.05 years | Laos |
| 1980s | 43.07 years | 51.22 years | 8.15 years | Laos |
| 1990s | 52.09 years | 56.11 years | 4.02 years | Laos |
| 2000s | 60.28 years | 60.5 years | 0.2145 years | Laos |
| 2010s | 65.62 years | 66.19 years | 0.5783 years | Laos |
| 2020s | 67.85 years | 68.61 years | 0.7648 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Eritrea or Laos?
- Laos, at 69.22 years against 68.89 years in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Eritrea and Laos?
- 0.33 years, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Eritrea ranks 163rd and Laos ranks 160th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.