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

Eritrea
68.89 years
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
69.22 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
162nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
159th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Eritrea ranks 162nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th of 217 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 39.04 years 42.21 years 3.18 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 41.53 years 45.58 years 4.05 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 43.07 years 51.22 years 8.15 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 52.09 years 56.11 years 4.02 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 60.28 years 60.5 years 0.2145 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 65.62 years 66.19 years 0.5783 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 67.85 years 68.61 years 0.7648 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, total, Eritrea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.33 years, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Eritrea ranks 162nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th of 217 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.