Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Laos
Laos: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 19.59 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.59 years
Change on year
up 21.4%
World rank
84th
of 215 countries
All-time high
19.59 years
in 2024
All-time low
12.87 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Laos stood at 19.59 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Laos peaked at 19.59 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.87 years, in 1960.
Laos ranks 84th 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.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Laos, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.87 years | — |
| 1961 | 12.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 13.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 12.89 years | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 12.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 12.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 12.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 13.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 13.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 13.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 13.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 13.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 13.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 13.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 13.52 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 13.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 13.47 years | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 13.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 13.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 13.93 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 14.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 14.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 14.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 14.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 14.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 14.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 14.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 14.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 14.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 14.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 14.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 14.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 14.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 14.6 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 14.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.65 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.64 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.81 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.07 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 15.36 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.49 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.74 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.82 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.92 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.22 years | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 15.66 years | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.09 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 16.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 19.59 years | +21.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 19.59 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.3 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 19.59 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.06 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.99 years | 12.87 years | 13.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.42 years | 13.15 years | 13.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.24 years | 13.93 years | 14.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.55 years | 14.41 years | 14.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.75 years | 14.64 years | 15.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.68 years | 15.19 years | 15.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.54 years | 15.22 years | 19.59 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, male in Laos?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Laos was 19.59 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, male recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 19.59 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.87 years in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Laos ranks 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.