Laos - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy increases in Laos

In 2008 the life expectancy in Laos increased to 62.6 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 64.59 years and for men 60.72 years.

Laos’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 148th in 2007 to 145th in 2008.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Laos over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2007, when it was 62.08 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 57.67 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Laos. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Laos in Laotian economy.

Laos - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2008	64.59	60.72	62.60
2007	64.29	60.01	62.08
2006	63.72	59.41	61.49
2005	63.15	58.94	60.98
2004	62.40	58.30	60.29
2003	62.01	58.14	60.03
2002	61.29	57.83	59.53
2001	60.76	57.43	59.07
2000	59.94	56.84	58.38
1999	59.34	56.41	57.87
1998	59.32	56.03	57.67
1997	58.90	55.68	57.29
1996	58.40	55.37	56.89
1995	57.86	54.90	56.39
1994	57.18	54.31	55.75
1993	56.86	54.00	55.44
1992	56.35	53.55	54.95
1991	55.78	53.12	54.46
1990	55.08	52.34	53.71
1989	54.58	51.91	53.25
1988	53.93	51.51	52.73
1987	53.22	51.05	52.15
1986	52.70	50.66	51.70
1985	52.08	50.10	51.11
1984	51.48	49.55	50.54
1983	50.84	49.03	49.96
1982	50.25	48.51	49.40
1981	49.70	47.73	48.73
1980	49.05	47.09	48.08
1979	48.10	45.81	46.97
1978	47.49	44.91	46.21
1977	47.19	44.74	45.97
1976	46.80	44.39	45.60
1975	47.00	44.77	45.89
1974	46.60	44.44	45.53
1973	46.48	42.52	44.48
1972	46.27	42.28	44.25
1971	46.12	41.91	43.98
1970	45.71	41.49	43.56
1969	45.36	41.13	43.21
1968	45.23	40.83	42.98
1967	44.80	40.52	42.62
1966	44.32	39.97	42.10
1965	44.33	39.90	42.06
1964	43.89	39.53	41.65
1963	43.55	39.24	41.33
1962	43.29	40.76	42.01
1961	42.86	39.35	41.07
1960	42.51	39.14	40.79

Laos - Life expectancy at birth