Myanmar vs Tanzania: Life expectancy
Myanmar
66.89 years
in 2023
Tanzania
67 years
in 2023
Myanmar rank
196th
Tanzania rank
194th
Life expectancy over time
- Myanmar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 67 years against 66.89 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Myanmar ranks 196th and Tanzania ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.8 years | 41.75 years | 1.95 years | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 47.04 years | 44.27 years | 2.78 years | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 52.3 years | 48.67 years | 3.62 years | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 55.67 years | 52.02 years | 3.65 years | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 58.6 years | 51.51 years | 7.08 years | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 61.01 years | 57.09 years | 3.92 years | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 65.07 years | 63.6 years | 1.48 years | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 66.39 years | 66.69 years | 0.3038 years | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Myanmar or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 67 years against 66.89 years in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 0.11 years, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for life expectancy?
- Myanmar ranks 196th and Tanzania ranks 194th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major 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
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.