Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Laos
Laos: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 6.02 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.02
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
210th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.07
in 2020
All-time low
4.74
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Laos, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 6.02 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Laos peaked at 6.07 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.74, in 1951.
Laos ranks 210th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.74 | — |
| 1951 | 4.74 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 4.75 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 4.75 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 4.77 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 4.79 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 4.79 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 4.81 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 4.82 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 4.82 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 4.84 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 4.82 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 4.85 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 4.88 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 4.89 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 4.93 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 4.93 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 4.96 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 4.97 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 4.98 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 5.02 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.03 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 5.04 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.02 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 5.02 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 4.99 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 5 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.01 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.04 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 5.11 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 5.14 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 5.18 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.2 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.23 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.25 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.26 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.27 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 5.29 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 5.32 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 5.33 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.36 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5.37 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.39 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 5.39 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.41 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.42 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 5.43 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.44 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.44 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.45 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.48 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.5 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.53 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.57 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.62 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.63 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.66 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.65 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.67 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.7 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.76 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.78 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.83 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.85 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.87 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.88 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.92 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.07 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 5.7 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 6 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 6.02 | +0.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 6.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.46, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 6.02 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.15, 84% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.78 | 4.74 | 4.82 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.91 | 4.82 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.02 | 4.99 | 5.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.22 | 5.11 | 5.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4 | 5.33 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.58 | 5.45 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 | 5.7 | 5.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 | 5.7 | 6.07 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Laos?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Laos was 6.02 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 in 2020.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 in 1951.
- How does Laos rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Laos ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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