Life expectancy at birth, total in Laos
Laos: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Laos stood at 69.22 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Laos peaked at 69.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.04 years, in 1960.
That places Laos 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 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 | 68.61 years | 67.81 years | 69.22 years | 5 |
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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, total in Laos?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Laos was 69.22 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 69.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.04 years in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Laos ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.