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Life expectancy at birth in Laos

Laos: Life expectancy at birth was 68.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68.96 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
178th
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.96 years
in 2023
All-time low
38.94 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Laos, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Laos recorded 68.96 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Laos peaked at 68.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.94 years, in 1950.

That places Laos 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth in Laos, year by year

Year years Change
1950 38.94 years —
1951 39.17 years +0.6%
1952 39.43 years +0.7%
1953 39.73 years +0.8%
1954 40.01 years +0.7%
1955 40.31 years +0.8%
1956 40.56 years +0.6%
1957 40.87 years +0.8%
1958 41.18 years +0.7%
1959 40.75 years -1.0%
1960 41.04 years +0.7%
1961 41.34 years +0.8%
1962 42.27 years +2.2%
1963 41.54 years -1.7%
1964 41.86 years +0.8%
1965 42.22 years +0.9%
1966 42.35 years +0.3%
1967 42.87 years +1.2%
1968 43.18 years +0.7%
1969 43.46 years +0.6%
1970 43.78 years +0.7%
1971 44.12 years +0.8%
1972 44.42 years +0.7%
1973 44.73 years +0.7%
1974 45.89 years +2.6%
1975 46.15 years +0.6%
1976 46.01 years -0.3%
1977 46.41 years +0.9%
1978 46.83 years +0.9%
1979 47.46 years +1.3%
1980 48.56 years +2.3%
1981 49.24 years +1.4%
1982 49.93 years +1.4%
1983 50.48 years +1.1%
1984 51.01 years +1.0%
1985 51.58 years +1.1%
1986 52.14 years +1.1%
1987 52.6 years +0.9%
1988 53.08 years +0.9%
1989 53.59 years +1.0%
1990 54.03 years +0.8%
1991 54.7 years +1.2%
1992 55.1 years +0.7%
1993 55.58 years +0.9%
1994 55.81 years +0.4%
1995 56.34 years +1.0%
1996 56.82 years +0.8%
1997 57.3 years +0.8%
1998 57.55 years +0.4%
1999 57.87 years +0.6%
2000 58.32 years +0.8%
2001 58.89 years +1.0%
2002 59.3 years +0.7%
2003 59.64 years +0.6%
2004 60.08 years +0.7%
2005 60.69 years +1.0%
2006 61.07 years +0.6%
2007 61.69 years +1.0%
2008 62.25 years +0.9%
2009 63.02 years +1.2%
2010 63.69 years +1.1%
2011 64.5 years +1.3%
2012 65.13 years +1.0%
2013 65.72 years +0.9%
2014 66.35 years +1.0%
2015 66.69 years +0.5%
2016 67.01 years +0.5%
2017 67.34 years +0.5%
2018 67.59 years +0.4%
2019 67.91 years +0.5%
2020 68.34 years +0.6%
2021 67.81 years -0.8%
2022 68.72 years +1.3%
2023 68.96 years +0.4%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 68.96 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 68.96 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 40.09 years 38.94 years 41.18 years 10
1960s 42.21 years 41.04 years 43.46 years 10
1970s 45.58 years 43.78 years 47.46 years 10
1980s 51.22 years 48.56 years 53.59 years 10
1990s 56.11 years 54.03 years 57.87 years 10
2000s 60.5 years 58.32 years 63.02 years 10
2010s 66.19 years 63.69 years 67.91 years 10
2020s 68.46 years 67.81 years 68.96 years 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 175 Yemen 69.3 years compare
  2. 176 Palau 69.27 years compare
  3. 177 Botswana 69.16 years compare
  4. 179 Senegal 68.68 years compare
  5. 180 Eritrea 68.62 years compare
  6. 181 Bolivia 68.58 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Laos?
Life expectancy at birth in Laos was 68.96 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 68.96 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 38.94 years in 1950.
How does Laos rank for life expectancy at birth?
Laos ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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