Asia

Being born in Laos

If your next life started in Laos: the draw odds, life expectancy, schooling and income the game would give you — and the button to try it.

0.1%

of simulated births (birth-weighted, 118 countries) · 0.1% of people across the covered countries

69.3

Male life expectancy at birth / Female life expectancy at birth — 67.0 / 71.5 years

Reference indicators

Compared with the covered-world average · Shares sum to 100% within these 118 countries, not the whole world. GDP is economic output per person, not income. Schooling is the mean for adults aged 25+, not a newborn’s future education.

Population	7.77M
Estimated annual births	≈ 1.3K / year
Male life expectancy at birth	67.0 years
Female life expectancy at birth	71.5 years
Under-five mortality	29.4	+4.7
GDP per person	$9,790	−$14,462
Gini index	34.7	+0.5
Mean schooling, adults aged 25+	6.1 years	−2.3

Be born in Laos

Starts a new life pinned to this country. The family, the era and everything after the first breath are still up to the draw — and to you.

Be born in Laos

Being born in Laos

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Be born in Laos

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