Eritrea vs Myanmar: Life expectancy

Eritrea
67.13 years
in 2020
Myanmar
66.8 years
in 2020
Eritrea rank
116th
Myanmar rank
118th

Life expectancy over time

  • Eritrea
  • Myanmar
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 67.13 years against 66.8 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.33 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Eritrea ranks 116th and Myanmar ranks 118th of 162 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Myanmar Difference Ahead
1950s 37.03 years 42.42 years 5.4 years Myanmar
1960s 40.36 years 44.98 years 4.62 years Myanmar
1970s 44.18 years 49.26 years 5.08 years Myanmar
1980s 44.44 years 58.01 years 13.58 years Myanmar
1990s 52.34 years 57.46 years 5.12 years Myanmar
2000s 58.35 years 60.88 years 2.52 years Myanmar
2010s 64.91 years 64.45 years 0.4646 years Eritrea
2020s 67.13 years 66.8 years 0.3364 years Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Eritrea or Myanmar?
Eritrea, at 67.13 years against 66.8 years in Myanmar as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Eritrea and Myanmar?
0.33 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Myanmar?
15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Myanmar rank globally for life expectancy?
Eritrea ranks 116th and Myanmar ranks 118th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. 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
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.