Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Laos
Laos: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Laos is 18.44 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Laos peaked at 18.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.92 years, in 1960.
That places Laos 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Laos, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.92 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 14 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 14.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 14.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 14.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 14.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 14.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 14.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 14.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 14.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 14.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 14.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 14.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 14.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 14.44 years | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 14.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 14.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 14.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 14.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 14.95 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 15.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 15.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 15.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 15.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 15.38 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 15.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 15.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 15.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 15.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 15.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 15.89 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 15.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 16.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 16.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 16.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 16.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 16.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 16.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 16.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 16.74 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 16.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 16.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.1 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 17.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.42 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.64 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 17.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 18 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.39 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 17.82 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 18.31 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 18.44 years | +0.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 18.44 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 18.44 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 88% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.12 years | 13.92 years | 14.33 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.49 years | 14.37 years | 14.66 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.25 years | 14.83 years | 15.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.93 years | 15.67 years | 16.09 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.64 years | 16.17 years | 17.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.73 years | 17.23 years | 18.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.27 years | 17.82 years | 18.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More gender data for Laos
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Laos?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Laos was 18.44 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 18.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.92 years in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Laos ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.