Laos vs Yemen: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Laos
71.25 years
in 2023
Yemen
71.39 years
in 2023
Laos rank
179th
Yemen rank
177th
Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time
- Laos
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 71.39 years against 71.25 years in Laos, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 179th and Yemen ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.09 years | 33.38 years | 7.71 years | Laos |
| 1960s | 43.92 years | 38.47 years | 5.45 years | Laos |
| 1970s | 46.81 years | 47.28 years | 0.4725 years | Yemen |
| 1980s | 51.92 years | 56.53 years | 4.62 years | Yemen |
| 1990s | 57.4 years | 62.23 years | 4.83 years | Yemen |
| 2000s | 62.66 years | 66.87 years | 4.21 years | Yemen |
| 2010s | 68.47 years | 69.78 years | 1.32 years | Yemen |
| 2020s | 70.84 years | 70.17 years | 0.6713 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Laos or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 71.39 years against 71.25 years in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Laos and Yemen?
- 0.14 years, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Laos ranks 179th and Yemen ranks 177th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.