Myanmar vs Tuvalu: Life expectancy

Myanmar
66.89 years
in 2023
Tuvalu
67.1 years
in 2023
Myanmar rank
196th
Tuvalu rank
193rd

Life expectancy over time

  • Myanmar
  • Tuvalu
0204060192619742023

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 67.1 years against 66.89 years in Myanmar, a difference of 0.21 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Myanmar ranks 196th and Tuvalu ranks 193rd of 236 countries.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1950s 39.8 years 43.75 years 3.96 years Tuvalu
1960s 47.04 years 51.62 years 4.57 years Tuvalu
1970s 52.3 years 57.66 years 5.36 years Tuvalu
1980s 55.67 years 60.99 years 5.32 years Tuvalu
1990s 58.6 years 62.28 years 3.69 years Tuvalu
2000s 61.01 years 64.09 years 3.08 years Tuvalu
2010s 65.07 years 65.39 years 0.3134 years Tuvalu
2020s 66.39 years 66.53 years 0.1441 years Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Myanmar or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 67.1 years against 66.89 years in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Myanmar and Tuvalu?
0.21 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tuvalu?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Tuvalu rank globally for life expectancy?
Myanmar ranks 196th and Tuvalu ranks 193rd 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

Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed

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.