Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 60.41 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 60.41, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 60.94 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.73, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 119th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.73 | — |
| 2001 | 52.28 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 52.9 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 53.41 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 53.88 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 54.41 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.98 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 55.54 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 56.07 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 56.62 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 57.17 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 57.71 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 58.14 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.54 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 58.96 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.35 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.74 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 60.07 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 60.34 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.6 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.94 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 60.41 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.18 | 51.73 | 56.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.06 | 57.17 | 60.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.67 | 60.41 | 60.94 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 60.41 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 60.94 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.73 in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 119th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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