Laos vs Vietnam: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 69 years in Laos and 74.6 years in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 5.6 years, or 1.08 times that in Laos.

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What the numbers say

Vietnam has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Laos ranked 171 and Vietnam ranked 118 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Laos at 81.3 years and Vietnam at 86.1 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Laos	Vietnam	World
2023	69	74.6	73.2
2022	68.7	74.5	72.6
2021	67.8	74.1	70.9
2020	68.3	75.4	71.9
2019	67.9	74.2	72.6
2018	67.6	74.1	72.4
2017	67.4	74	72.1
2016	67	74	71.9
2015	66.7	74	71.6
2014	66.4	73.9	71.4
2013	65.7	73.8	71.1
2012	65.1	73.8	70.8
2011	64.5	73.7	70.4
2010	63.7	73.6	70.1
2009	63	73.5	69.7
2008	62.3	73.5	69.3
2007	61.7	73.4	69
2006	61.1	73.3	68.6
2005	60.7	73.2	68.1
2004	60.1	73.1	67.7
2003	59.6	73.2	67.4
2002	59.3	73.1	67.1
2001	58.9	73	66.8
2000	58.3	72.8	66.4
1999	57.9	72.6	66
1998	57.6	72.3	65.7
1997	57.3	71.7	65.5
1996	56.8	71.3	65.2
1995	56.3	70.9	64.9
1994	55.8	70.4	64.3
1993	55.6	70	64.4
1992	55.1	69.6	64.3
1991	54.7	69.3	64.1
1990	54	69	64
1989	53.6	68.8	63.8
1988	53.1	68.6	63.4
1987	52.6	68	63.2
1986	52.1	67.6	62.7
1985	51.6	67.2	62.2
1984	51	66.9	61.9
1983	50.5	66.5	61.5
1982	49.9	66.2	61.3
1981	49.2	65.8	60.9
1980	48.6	65.3	60.5
1979	47.5	65	60.2
1978	46.8	64.5	59.5
1977	46.4	64.1	59.2
1976	46	63.7	58.6
1975	46.2	61.9	58.3
1974	45.9	54.8	58.1
1973	44.7	55.7	57.7
1972	44.4	51.9	57.2
1971	44.1	55.6	56
1970	43.8	54.9	56.3
1969	43.5	54.8	56
1968	43.2	52.7	55.6
1967	42.9	56.7	55.1
1966	42.4	56.9	54.6
1965	42.2	57	54
1964	41.9	57.5	54.3
1963	41.5	56.9	53.7
1962	42.3	58.2	53.2
1961	41.3	58.5	50.4
1960	41	58.1	47.8
1959	40.8	57.4	49.6
1958	41.2	56.8	51.6
1957	40.9	56.2	51.1
1956	40.6	55.5	50.7
1955	40.3	54.8	50.2
1954	40	52	49.7
1953	39.7	50	48.8
1952	39.4	49.4	48.2
1951	39.2	48.7	47.1
1950	38.9	48	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Laos	Vietnam	World
2024	69.267.9–70.6	74.773.7–75.9	73.3
2025	69.567.5–71.4	74.973.3–76.5	73.5
2026	69.767.4–72	75.173.1–76.9	73.8
2027	69.967.2–72.4	75.272.9–77.3	73.9
2028	70.267.2–73	75.472.8–77.7	74.1
2029	70.467.1–73.5	75.572.7–78.1	74.2
2030	70.667–73.9	75.772.6–78.5	74.4
2031	70.867–74.3	75.872.5–78.7	74.5
2032	7167–74.7	7672.7–79	74.7
2033	71.266.9–75.2	76.272.4–79.2	74.8
2034	71.467.1–75.4	76.372.4–79.6	75
2035	71.767–75.8	76.572.4–79.9	75.1
2036	71.867.1–76.2	76.772.3–80.2	75.3
2037	7267.4–76.5	76.872.5–80.5	75.4
2038	72.267.3–76.8	7772.4–80.9	75.5
2039	72.467.2–77.1	77.172.5–81.1	75.7
2040	72.667.3–77.5	77.372.6–81.4	75.8
2041	72.867.4–77.9	77.572.6–81.7	75.9
2042	72.967.4–78.3	77.672.7–81.9	76.1
2043	73.167.4–78.4	77.872.6–82.1	76.2
2044	73.367.3–78.8	77.972.6–82.4	76.3
2045	73.467.3–79	78.172.8–82.6	76.5
2046	73.667.2–79.2	78.372.7–82.8	76.6
2047	73.867.4–79.7	78.472.6–83	76.7
2048	73.967.3–80	78.672.7–83.3	76.8
2049	74.167.4–80.2	78.872.7–83.5	76.9
2050	74.267.7–80.4	78.972.9–83.8	77
2051	74.467.5–80.7	79.172.8–84	77.1
2052	74.567.4–80.9	79.272.9–84.3	77.2
2053	74.767.5–81.1	79.473–84.5	77.3
2054	74.967.7–81.4	79.672.8–84.5	77.4
2055	7567.6–81.6	79.772.9–84.8	77.6
2056	75.267.8–81.8	79.972.8–84.9	77.7
2057	75.367.7–82.1	8072.8–85.2	77.8
2058	75.467.6–82.4	80.273–85.4	77.9
2059	75.667.9–82.6	80.373.2–85.6	78
2060	75.767.9–82.8	80.573.2–85.9	78.1
2061	75.967.8–83	80.673.2–86	78.2
2062	7667.9–83.3	80.873.5–86.2	78.3
2063	76.268.2–83.4	8173.4–86.2	78.4
2064	76.368.2–83.8	81.173.6–86.3	78.5
2065	76.568.4–84	81.373.6–86.5	78.6
2066	76.668.4–84.2	81.473.3–86.6	78.7
2067	76.868.4–84.2	81.573.5–86.7	78.8
2068	76.968.4–84.4	81.773.7–87	78.9
2069	77.168.4–84.5	81.873.7–87	79
2070	77.268.4–84.6	8274–87.3	79.1
2071	77.468.5–84.8	82.174–87.5	79.2
2072	77.568.7–85	82.374.1–87.8	79.3
2073	77.668.3–85.2	82.474.2–88	79.4
2074	77.868.5–85.3	82.674.3–88.2	79.4
2075	77.968.3–85.5	82.774.4–88.4	79.5
2076	78.168.4–85.9	82.974.5–88.7	79.6
2077	78.268.5–85.9	8374.5–88.8	79.7
2078	78.368.2–86	83.174.4–89.1	79.8
2079	78.568.2–86.2	83.374.8–89.4	79.9
2080	78.668.6–86.4	83.474.8–89.6	80
2081	78.868.6–86.6	83.675–89.8	80.1
2082	78.968.7–86.6	83.775.2–90.1	80.2
2083	7968.6–86.9	83.875.4–90.4	80.3
2084	79.269.1–87	8475.6–90.7	80.3
2085	79.368.6–87.1	84.175.8–90.9	80.4
2086	79.468.5–87.1	84.375.6–90.8	80.5
2087	79.668.6–87	84.475.8–91.2	80.6
2088	79.768.8–87.2	84.575.9–91.1	80.7
2089	79.968.7–87.1	84.776–91.3	80.8
2090	8068.6–87.3	84.876.2–91.6	80.9
2091	80.169–87.5	84.976.2–91.5	81
2092	80.368.9–87.8	8576.4–91.8	81
2093	80.469.2–87.9	85.276.4–91.9	81.1
2094	80.569.1–88.2	85.376.8–92.1	81.2
2095	80.769.2–88.3	85.476.8–92.4	81.3
2096	80.869.3–88.4	85.676.9–92.7	81.4
2097	80.969.3–88.7	85.777.1–92.8	81.5
2098	81.168.9–88.6	85.877.1–93	81.6
2099	81.269.2–88.8	8677.1–93	81.7
2100	81.369.5–88.9	86.177.5–93.2	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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