Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Yemen: Life expectancy by sex
Lao People's Democratic Republic
71.25 years
in 2023
Yemen
71.39 years
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
179th
Yemen rank
177th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 71.39 years against 71.25 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 179th and Yemen ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.09 years | 33.38 years | 7.71 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1960s | 43.92 years | 38.47 years | 5.45 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1970s | 46.81 years | 47.28 years | 0.4726 years | Yemen |
| 1980s | 51.92 years | 56.53 years | 4.62 years | Yemen |
| 1990s | 57.4 years | 62.23 years | 4.83 years | Yemen |
| 2000s | 62.66 years | 66.87 years | 4.21 years | Yemen |
| 2010s | 68.47 years | 69.78 years | 1.32 years | Yemen |
| 2020s | 70.84 years | 70.17 years | 0.6714 years | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 71.39 years against 71.25 years in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen?
- 0.14 years, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Yemen rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 179th and Yemen ranks 177th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.