Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Male life expectancy at birth

Myanmar
63.79 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
63.74 years
in 2023
Myanmar rank
199th
Papua New Guinea rank
201st

Male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Myanmar
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 63.79 years against 63.74 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Myanmar ranks 199th and Papua New Guinea ranks 201st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 38.21 years 40.03 years 1.82 years Papua New Guinea
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 63.31 years 62.77 years 0.5368 years Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?
Myanmar, at 63.79 years against 63.74 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
0.05 years, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?
Myanmar ranks 199th and Papua New Guinea ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Male life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.