Life Expectancy at Birth in Laos
Laos: Life Expectancy at Birth was 69.22 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.22
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
159th
of 216 countries
All-time high
69.22
in 2024
All-time low
41.04
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Laos stood at 69.22. 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 in Laos peaked at 69.22 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.04, in 1960.
Laos ranks 159th of 216 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 Birth in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.04 | — |
| 1961 | 41.34 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 42.27 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 41.54 | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 41.86 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 42.22 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 42.35 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 42.87 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 43.18 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 43.46 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 43.78 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 44.12 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 44.42 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 44.73 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 45.89 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 46.15 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 46.01 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 46.41 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 46.83 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 47.46 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 48.56 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 49.24 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 49.93 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 50.48 | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 51.01 | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 51.58 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 52.14 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 52.6 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 53.08 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 53.59 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 54.03 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 54.7 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 55.1 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 55.58 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 55.81 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 56.34 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 56.82 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 57.3 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 57.55 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 57.87 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 58.32 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 58.89 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.3 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.64 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 60.08 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 60.69 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.07 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 61.69 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.25 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 63.02 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 63.69 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 64.5 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 65.13 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 65.72 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 66.35 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 66.69 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.01 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.34 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 67.59 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67.91 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.34 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.81 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 68.72 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.96 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.22 | +0.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 69.22 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 69.22 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.21 | 41.04 | 43.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.58 | 43.78 | 47.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.22 | 48.56 | 53.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.11 | 54.03 | 57.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.5 | 58.32 | 63.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.19 | 63.69 | 67.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.61 | 67.81 | 69.22 | 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 birth in Laos?
- Life expectancy at birth in Laos was 69.22 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 69.22 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.04 in 1960.
- How does Laos rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Laos ranks 159th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.