Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Kiribati or Myanmar?

Myanmar, at 66.89 years against 66.47 years in Kiribati as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Kiribati and Myanmar?

0.42 years, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Myanmar: Life expectancy at birth

Kiribati

66.47 years

in 2023

Myanmar

66.89 years

in 2023

Kiribati rank

198th

Myanmar rank

196th

Life expectancy at birth over time

Kiribati
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 66.89 years against 66.47 years in Kiribati, a difference of 0.42 years.

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

Kiribati ranks 198th and Myanmar ranks 196th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 7 and Myanmar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	46.37 years	39.8 years	6.58 years	Kiribati
1960s	50.76 years	47.04 years	3.72 years	Kiribati
1970s	55.95 years	52.3 years	3.66 years	Kiribati
1980s	58.7 years	55.67 years	3.03 years	Kiribati
1990s	62.86 years	58.6 years	4.26 years	Kiribati
2000s	65.38 years	61.01 years	4.36 years	Kiribati
2010s	65.85 years	65.07 years	0.7794 years	Kiribati
2020s	65.52 years	66.39 years	0.8662 years	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, Kiribati or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 66.89 years against 66.47 years in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth between Kiribati and Myanmar?: 0.42 years, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Myanmar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Myanmar rank globally for life expectancy at birth?: Kiribati ranks 198th and Myanmar ranks 196th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth
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.