Laos vs Yemen: Life Expectancy at Birth
Laos
69.22
in 2024
Yemen
69.44
in 2024
Laos rank
159th
Yemen rank
156th
Life Expectancy at Birth over time
- Laos
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 69.44 against 69.22 in Laos, a difference of 0.22.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 156th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.21 | 35.61 | 6.61 | Laos |
| 1970s | 45.58 | 45.05 | 0.5255 | Laos |
| 1980s | 51.22 | 54.46 | 3.23 | Yemen |
| 1990s | 56.11 | 60.29 | 4.18 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 60.5 | 65 | 4.51 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 66.19 | 67.16 | 0.969 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 68.61 | 67.83 | 0.782 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Laos or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 69.44 against 69.22 in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Laos and Yemen?
- 0.22, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy at birth?
- Laos ranks 159th and Yemen ranks 156th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.