Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Namibia: Life expectancy of women vs. men

Lao People's Democratic Republic
71.25 years
in 2023
Namibia
71.34 years
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
179th
Namibia rank
178th

Life expectancy of women vs. men over time

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

Namibia currently reports 71.34 years against 71.25 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 179th and Namibia ranks 178th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Namibia Difference Ahead
1950s 41.09 years 46.93 years 5.84 years Namibia
1960s 43.92 years 53.48 years 9.56 years Namibia
1970s 46.81 years 59.69 years 12.87 years Namibia
1980s 51.92 years 63.84 years 11.92 years Namibia
1990s 57.4 years 60.22 years 2.82 years Namibia
2000s 62.66 years 55.02 years 7.65 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 68.47 years 62.84 years 5.63 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 70.84 years 68 years 2.84 years Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy of women vs. men, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Namibia?
Namibia, at 71.34 years against 71.25 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy of women vs. men between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia?
0.09 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Namibia rank globally for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 179th and Namibia ranks 178th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.