Which has higher life expectancy, Laos or Senegal?

Laos, at 68.96 years against 68.68 years in Senegal as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Senegal?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major 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.

Laos vs Senegal: Life expectancy

Laos

68.96 years

in 2023

Senegal

68.68 years

in 2023

Laos rank

178th

Senegal rank

179th

Life expectancy over time

Laos
Senegal

How they compare

Laos currently reports 68.96 years against 68.68 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.28 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 178th and Senegal ranks 179th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1950s	40.09 years	38.22 years	1.87 years	Laos
1960s	42.21 years	39.88 years	2.34 years	Laos
1970s	45.58 years	43.79 years	1.79 years	Laos
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	0.0776 years	Laos
2020s	68.46 years	67.71 years	0.7473 years	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Laos or Senegal?: Laos, at 68.96 years against 68.68 years in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Laos and Senegal?: 0.28 years, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Senegal?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Laos and Senegal rank globally for life expectancy?: Laos ranks 178th and Senegal ranks 179th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major 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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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.