Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, male

Myanmar
63.99 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
63.84 years
in 2024
Myanmar rank
182nd
Papua New Guinea rank
184th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Myanmar
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 63.99 years against 63.84 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.15 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Myanmar ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 184th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 45.29 years 46.81 years 1.52 years Papua New Guinea
1970s 50.3 years 52.74 years 2.44 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 53.45 years 56.56 years 3.11 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 55.95 years 58.69 years 2.74 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 58.28 years 60.23 years 1.95 years Papua New Guinea
2010s 62.2 years 62.04 years 0.1682 years Myanmar
2020s 63.44 years 62.98 years 0.4594 years Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
Myanmar, at 63.99 years against 63.84 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
0.15 years, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Myanmar ranks 182nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 184th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 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.