Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Laos
Laos: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 4.47 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.47
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
144th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.18
in 2020
All-time low
1.17
in 1983
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Laos, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 4.47 for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Laos peaked at 5.18 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 1983.
Laos ranks 144th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.86 | — |
| 1951 | 1.82 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 1.82 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.92 | +5.5% |
| 1954 | 1.86 | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 1.83 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 1.8 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 1.77 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 1.84 | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 3.01 | +63.0% |
| 1960 | 3.02 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 2.88 | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 1.87 | -34.9% |
| 1963 | 3.66 | +95.7% |
| 1964 | 3.58 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.81 | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 3.78 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.66 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 3.67 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.63 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 3.6 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 3.61 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.56 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 3.45 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.66 | -51.9% |
| 1975 | 1.58 | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.83 | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 1.81 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.75 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.75 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.23 | -29.6% |
| 1981 | 1.23 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.19 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.17 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.25 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.32 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.36 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.56 | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 1.8 | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 2.12 | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 2.23 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.26 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.31 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.43 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.55 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.71 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.78 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.93 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 2.91 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.1 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.33 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.58 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 4.06 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 4.49 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 4.66 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 4.87 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.93 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.77 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.66 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.63 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.53 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.43 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.28 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.29 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.36 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.31 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.32 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.37 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.18 | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 4.41 | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 4.46 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.47 | +0.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.48, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.47 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +95.7% | 1.87 | 3.66 |
| 1959 | +63.0% | 1.84 | 3.01 |
| 1974 | -51.9% | 3.45 | 1.66 |
| 1962 | -34.9% | 2.88 | 1.87 |
| 1980 | -29.6% | 1.75 | 1.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.95 | 1.77 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.36 | 1.87 | 3.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.46 | 1.58 | 3.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 | 1.17 | 2.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 | 2.23 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 | 3.1 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 | 4.28 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 | 4.41 | 5.18 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0511 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Laos?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Laos was 4.47 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 1983.
- How does Laos rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Laos ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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