Life expectancy at birth, male in Laos
Laos: Life expectancy at birth, male was 67.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Laos recorded 67.02 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Laos peaked at 67.02 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.55 years, in 1960.
Laos ranks 151st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.57 years | 39.55 years | 41.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.35 years | 42 years | 46.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.49 years | 47.93 years | 52.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.82 years | 52.91 years | 56.42 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.41 years | 56.78 years | 60.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.05 years | 61.42 years | 65.78 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.37 years | 65.66 years | 67.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 148 El Salvador 67.76 years compare
- 149 Yemen 67.37 years compare
- 150 Palau 67.25 years compare
- 152 Senegal 67.01 years compare
- 153 Turkmenistan 67 years compare
- 154 Philippines 66.99 years compare
More health data for Laos
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 81,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 78,400 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 75,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 77,101 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 81,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 78,296 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 78,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 77,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 81,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 74,708 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Laos?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Laos was 67.02 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 67.02 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.55 years in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Laos ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.