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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
69.22 years
in 2024
Senegal
68.92 years
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
159th
Senegal rank
161st

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 69.22 years against 68.92 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.3 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th and Senegal ranks 161st of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 42.21 years 39.88 years 2.34 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 45.58 years 43.79 years 1.79 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 51.22 years 52.24 years 1.02 years Senegal
1990s 56.11 years 57.18 years 1.07 years Senegal
2000s 60.5 years 60.69 years 0.1897 years Senegal
2010s 66.19 years 66.12 years 0.0777 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 68.61 years 67.95 years 0.6582 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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Senegal?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 69.22 years against 68.92 years in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Senegal?
0.3 years, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Senegal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Senegal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th and Senegal ranks 161st 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.