Life expectancy vs. health spending in Laos
Laos: Life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending in Laos, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Laos recorded 68.96 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Laos?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 68.96 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.94 years in 1950.
- How does Laos rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Laos ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.