Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Malawi or Myanmar?

Malawi, at 64.07 years against 63.79 years in Myanmar as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Myanmar: Life expectancy at birth, by sex

Malawi

64.07 years

in 2023

Myanmar

63.79 years

in 2023

Malawi rank

197th

Myanmar rank

199th

Life expectancy at birth, by sex over time

Malawi
Myanmar

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 64.07 years against 63.79 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.28 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Malawi ranks 197th and Myanmar ranks 199th of 236 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	31.88 years	38.21 years	6.33 years	Myanmar
1960s	34.13 years	45.29 years	11.17 years	Myanmar
1970s	38.23 years	50.3 years	12.07 years	Myanmar
1980s	42.49 years	53.45 years	10.95 years	Myanmar
1990s	42.59 years	55.95 years	13.36 years	Myanmar
2000s	49.83 years	58.28 years	8.45 years	Myanmar
2010s	58.93 years	62.2 years	3.28 years	Myanmar
2020s	62.44 years	63.31 years	0.8672 years	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, by sex, Malawi or Myanmar?: Malawi, at 64.07 years against 63.79 years in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, by sex between Malawi and Myanmar?: 0.28 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, by sex?: Malawi ranks 197th and Myanmar ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.