How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic

69.22 years

in 2024

Yemen

69.44 years

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

159th

Yemen rank

156th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 69.44 years against 69.22 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 3 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 Yemen ranks 156th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1960s	42.21 years	35.61 years	6.61 years	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s	45.58 years	45.05 years	0.5255 years	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s	51.22 years	54.46 years	3.23 years	Yemen
1990s	56.11 years	60.29 years	4.18 years	Yemen
2000s	60.5 years	65 years	4.51 years	Yemen
2010s	66.19 years	67.16 years	0.969 years	Yemen
2020s	68.61 years	67.83 years	0.782 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 Yemen?: Yemen, at 69.44 years against 69.22 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen?: 0.22 years, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 156th 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: 20 August 2026

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.