Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Laos

Life expectancy at birth in Laos in 2024 — 69.2 years. Ranked 159 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 68.7%.

2024 69.2 years +0.38% vs 2023
World rank 159of 217
Period maximum 69.2 years2024
Period minimum 41 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Laos, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41 years1962: 42.3 years1964: 41.9 years1966: 42.3 years1968: 43.2 years1970: 43.8 years1972: 44.4 years1974: 45.9 years1976: 46 years1978: 46.8 years1980: 48.6 years1982: 49.9 years1984: 51 years1986: 52.1 years1988: 53.1 years1990: 54 years1992: 55.1 years1994: 55.8 years1996: 56.8 years1998: 57.5 years2000: 58.3 years2002: 59.3 years2004: 60.1 years2006: 61.1 years2008: 62.2 years2010: 63.7 years2012: 65.1 years2014: 66.4 years2016: 67 years2018: 67.6 years2020: 68.3 years2022: 68.7 years2024: 69.2 years
Change over the period: +28.2 (+68.69%) Average annual rate: 0.82 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 69.2 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
South-Eastern Asia computed 72.1 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 69.2 +0.3 +0.38%
2023 69 +0.2 +0.36%
2022 68.7 +0.9 +1.34%
2021 67.8 −0.5 −0.78%
2020 68.3 +0.4 +0.63%
2019 67.9 +0.3 +0.47%
2018 67.6 +0.2 +0.37%
2017 67.3 +0.3 +0.49%
2016 67 +0.3 +0.49%
2015 66.7 +0.3 +0.51%
2014 66.4 +0.6 +0.95%
2013 65.7 +0.6 +0.92%
2012 65.1 +0.6 +0.96%
2011 64.5 +0.8 +1.28%
2010 63.7 +0.7 +1.06%
2009 63 +0.8 +1.25%
2008 62.2 +0.6 +0.9%
2007 61.7 +0.6 +1.02%
2006 61.1 +0.4 +0.64%
2005 60.7 +0.6 +1.01%
2004 60.1 +0.4 +0.73%
2003 59.6 +0.3 +0.58%
2002 59.3 +0.4 +0.7%
2001 58.9 +0.6 +0.98%
2000 58.3 +0.5 +0.78%
1999 57.9 +0.3 +0.55%
1998 57.5 +0.2 +0.43%
1997 57.3 +0.5 +0.85%
1996 56.8 +0.5 +0.85%
1995 56.3 +0.5 +0.96%
1994 55.8 +0.2 +0.41%
1993 55.6 +0.5 +0.88%
1992 55.1 +0.4 +0.73%
1991 54.7 +0.7 +1.23%
1990 54 +0.4 +0.83%
1989 53.6 +0.5 +0.96%
1988 53.1 +0.5 +0.91%
1987 52.6 +0.5 +0.87%
1986 52.1 +0.6 +1.1%
1985 51.6 +0.6 +1.11%
1984 51 +0.5 +1.05%
1983 50.5 +0.6 +1.11%
1982 49.9 +0.7 +1.41%
1981 49.2 +0.7 +1.39%
1980 48.6 +1.1 +2.32%
1979 47.5 +0.6 +1.34%
1978 46.8 +0.4 +0.91%
1977 46.4 +0.4 +0.86%
1976 46 −0.1 −0.3%
1975 46.2 +0.3 +0.58%
1974 45.9 +1.2 +2.59%
1973 44.7 +0.3 +0.7%
1972 44.4 +0.3 +0.67%
1971 44.1 +0.3 +0.79%
1970 43.8 +0.3 +0.73%
1969 43.5 +0.3 +0.64%
1968 43.2 +0.3 +0.73%
1967 42.9 +0.5 +1.23%
1966 42.3 +0.1 +0.3%
1965 42.2 +0.4 +0.87%
1964 41.9 +0.3 +0.76%
1963 41.5 −0.7 −1.72%
1962 42.3 +0.9 +2.24%
1961 41.3 +0.3 +0.75%
1960 41

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.