Laos vs Palau: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)
Laos
69.22 years
in 2024
Palau
69.38 years
in 2024
Laos rank
160th
Palau rank
158th
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time
- Laos
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 69.38 years against 69.22 years in Laos, a difference of 0.16 years.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 160th and Palau ranks 158th of 218 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.21 years | 55.95 years | 13.74 years | Palau |
| 1970s | 45.58 years | 59.71 years | 14.13 years | Palau |
| 1980s | 51.22 years | 62.53 years | 11.31 years | Palau |
| 1990s | 56.11 years | 63.32 years | 7.21 years | Palau |
| 2000s | 60.5 years | 66.12 years | 5.62 years | Palau |
| 2010s | 66.19 years | 68.9 years | 2.71 years | Palau |
| 2020s | 68.61 years | 68.97 years | 0.3552 years | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Laos or Palau?
- Palau, at 69.38 years against 69.22 years in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Laos and Palau?
- 0.16 years, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Palau?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Palau rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Laos ranks 160th and Palau ranks 158th 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.