Sex gap in life expectancy in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.47 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
144th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.18 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.17 years
in 1983
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 4.47 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 5.18 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.17 years, in 1983.
Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.86 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.82 years | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 1.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 1.92 years | +5.5% |
| 1954 | 1.86 years | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 1.83 years | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 1.8 years | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 1.77 years | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 1.84 years | +4.3% |
| 1959 | 3.01 years | +63.0% |
| 1960 | 3.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 2.88 years | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 1.87 years | -34.9% |
| 1963 | 3.66 years | +95.7% |
| 1964 | 3.58 years | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 3.81 years | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 3.78 years | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 3.66 years | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 3.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.63 years | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 3.6 years | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 3.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.56 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 3.45 years | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.66 years | -51.9% |
| 1975 | 1.58 years | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.83 years | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 1.81 years | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.75 years | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1.75 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.23 years | -29.6% |
| 1981 | 1.23 years | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.19 years | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 1.17 years | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.25 years | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 1.32 years | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 1.36 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.56 years | +14.1% |
| 1988 | 1.8 years | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 2.12 years | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 2.23 years | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 2.26 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.31 years | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.43 years | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.55 years | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7 years | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.78 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 2.93 years | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 2.91 years | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.1 years | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.33 years | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 3.58 years | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 4.06 years | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 4.49 years | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 4.66 years | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 4.87 years | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 4.93 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.77 years | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7 years | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.66 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.63 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.53 years | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.43 years | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.28 years | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.36 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.31 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.37 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.18 years | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 4.41 years | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 4.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.47 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.95 years | 1.77 years | 3.01 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.36 years | 1.87 years | 3.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.46 years | 1.58 years | 3.61 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 years | 1.17 years | 2.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 years | 2.23 years | 2.93 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 years | 3.1 years | 4.93 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.42 years | 4.28 years | 4.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 years | 4.41 years | 5.18 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 4.47 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 years in 1983.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.