Which has higher life expectancy, Myanmar or Zambia?

Myanmar, at 66.89 years against 66.35 years in Zambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy between Myanmar and Zambia?

0.54 years, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Myanmar vs Zambia: Life expectancy

Myanmar

66.89 years

in 2023

Zambia

66.35 years

in 2023

Myanmar rank

196th

Zambia rank

199th

Life expectancy over time

Myanmar
Zambia

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 66.89 years against 66.35 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.54 years.

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

Myanmar ranks 196th and Zambia ranks 199th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39.8 years	48.54 years	8.75 years	Zambia
1960s	47.04 years	51.84 years	4.8 years	Zambia
1970s	52.3 years	55.25 years	2.95 years	Zambia
1980s	55.67 years	52.35 years	3.32 years	Myanmar
1990s	58.6 years	46.48 years	12.11 years	Myanmar
2000s	61.01 years	51.14 years	9.88 years	Myanmar
2010s	65.07 years	60.15 years	4.93 years	Myanmar
2020s	66.39 years	64.34 years	2.05 years	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Myanmar or Zambia?: Myanmar, at 66.89 years against 66.35 years in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Myanmar and Zambia?: 0.54 years, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Zambia rank globally for life expectancy?: Myanmar ranks 196th and Zambia ranks 199th 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: 06 August 2026

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.