Healthy life expectancy at birth in Laos

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Laos was 60.4 years in 2021, according to World Health Organization. That is down 0.5 from 2020. That is the 119th highest of 185 countries in 2021.

2021, years60.4
Change on 2020-0.5
Rank119th of 185Countries ranked
Series high60.92020
Series low51.72000

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Laos, 2000 to 2021

505254565860622000200420082012201620212000: 51.7 years2001: 52.3 years2002: 52.9 years2003: 53.4 years2004: 53.9 years2005: 54.4 years2006: 55 years2007: 55.5 years2008: 56.1 years2009: 56.6 years2010: 57.2 years2011: 57.7 years2012: 58.1 years2013: 58.5 years2014: 59 years2015: 59.3 years2016: 59.7 years2017: 60.1 years2018: 60.3 years2019: 60.6 years2020: 60.9 years2021: 60.4 years
years. Source: World Health Organization, Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes (WHOSIS_000002). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-18.
All 22 values
Periodyears
202160.4
202060.9
201960.6
201860.3
201760.1
201659.7
201559.3
201459
201358.5
201258.1
201157.7
201057.2
200956.6
200856.1
200755.5
200655
200554.4
200453.9
200353.4
200252.9
200152.3
200051.7

Rankings

Definition

Average number of years a newborn can expect to live in full health (HALE), counting years lived with disease or injury as partly lost. Both sexes. WHO Global Health Estimates, calculated with Sullivan's method from life tables and the rate of years lived with disability.

Modelled WHO estimates, not a national survey measure, so they differ from Eurostat's healthy life years, which come from self-reported limitations. Values are served with every decimal WHO publishes. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

How to cite

World Health Organization, data.who.int. Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes (WHOSIS_000002) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/48D9B0C/C64284D (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the healthy life expectancy at birth in Laos?

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Laos was 60.4 years in 2021, according to World Health Organization. That is down 0.5 from 2020. That is the 119th highest of 185 countries in 2021.

Where does this figure come from?

World Health Organization. Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes (WHOSIS_000002). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest healthy life expectancy at birth in Laos?

60.9 years in 2020, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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