Myanmar vs Rwanda: Life expectancy at birth, female

Myanmar
70.38 years
in 2024
Rwanda
70.14 years
in 2024
Myanmar rank
172nd
Rwanda rank
174th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Myanmar
  • Rwanda
20406080196019922024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 70.38 years against 70.14 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Myanmar ranks 172nd and Rwanda ranks 174th of 217 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 48.88 years 47.97 years 0.9042 years Myanmar
1970s 54.4 years 46.58 years 7.82 years Myanmar
1980s 58.02 years 51.95 years 6.07 years Myanmar
1990s 61.42 years 43.02 years 18.4 years Myanmar
2000s 63.91 years 56.98 years 6.93 years Myanmar
2010s 68.09 years 66.98 years 1.1 years Myanmar
2020s 69.8 years 69.53 years 0.2738 years Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Myanmar or Rwanda?
Myanmar, at 70.38 years against 70.14 years in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Myanmar and Rwanda?
0.24 years, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Rwanda rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Myanmar ranks 172nd and Rwanda ranks 174th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.