Life expectancy at age 15 in Laos
Laos: Life expectancy at age 15 was 81.76 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in Laos, 1950–2100
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Laos stood at 81.76 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Laos peaked at 81.76 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 58.4 years, in 1963.
That places Laos 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.86 years | 58.47 years | 59.37 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.91 years | 58.4 years | 59.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.68 years | 59.45 years | 61.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.89 years | 62.57 years | 64.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.74 years | 65.04 years | 66.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3 years | 66.34 years | 68.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.61 years | 69.04 years | 71.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.28 years | 71.18 years | 72.9 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 73.56 years | 73.02 years | 74.1 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 74.81 years | 74.23 years | 75.38 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 76.05 years | 75.5 years | 76.6 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 77.29 years | 76.72 years | 77.85 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 78.54 years | 77.97 years | 79.12 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 79.82 years | 79.25 years | 80.39 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 81.08 years | 80.52 years | 81.63 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 81.76 years | 81.76 years | 81.76 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 170 Mauritania 81.97 years compare
- 171 Sao Tome and Principe 81.94 years compare
- 172 Cambodia 81.78 years compare
- 174 Uganda 81.76 years compare
- 175 Senegal 81.45 years compare
- 176 Solomon Islands 81.28 years compare
More health data for Laos
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 77,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 76,321 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 73,831 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 76,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 74,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 78,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 80,037 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 75,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 74,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Laos?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Laos was 81.76 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 81.76 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4 years in 1963.
- How does Laos rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Laos ranks 173rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.