Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Senegal: Life expectancy

Lao People's Democratic Republic
68.5 years
in 2020
Senegal
68.01 years
in 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
111th
Senegal rank
113th

Life expectancy over time

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 68.5 years against 68.01 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.49 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Senegal ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 111th and Senegal ranks 113th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Senegal Difference Ahead
1870s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1880s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1890s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1900s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1910s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1920s 25 years 27.55 years 2.55 years Senegal
1930s 31.38 years 33.25 years 1.87 years Senegal
1950s 39.15 years 36.75 years 2.4 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1960s 40.42 years 38.46 years 1.96 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s 41.35 years 41.98 years 0.63 years Senegal
1980s 49.86 years 48.72 years 1.14 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 55.05 years 56.89 years 1.84 years Senegal
2000s 59.68 years 58.93 years 0.7498 years Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 65.32 years 65.75 years 0.4258 years Senegal
2020s 68.5 years 68.01 years 0.4904 years Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Senegal?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 68.5 years against 68.01 years in Senegal as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Senegal?
0.49 years, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Senegal?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Senegal rank globally for life expectancy?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 111th and Senegal ranks 113th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.