Life expectancy at age 60 in Laos
Laos: Life expectancy at age 60 was 17.18 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
17.18
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
121st
of 184 countries
All-time high
17.48
in 2019
All-time low
14.72
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at age 60 in Laos, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy at age 60 in Laos stood at 17.18.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Laos peaked at 17.48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.72, in 2000.
Laos ranks 121st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.51 | 14.72 | 16.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.04 | 16.55 | 17.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.17 | 17.16 | 17.18 | 2 |
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More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 317 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,260 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 81,521 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 77,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 81,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60 in Laos?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Laos was 17.18 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 17.48 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.72 in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Laos ranks 121st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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