Life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar
Myanmar: Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar is 67.09 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar peaked at 67.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.09 years, in 1960.
That places Myanmar 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.04 years | 44.09 years | 50.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.3 years | 50.47 years | 54.03 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.67 years | 54.37 years | 56.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.6 years | 57.16 years | 60.11 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.01 years | 56.36 years | 63.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.07 years | 63.48 years | 66.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.53 years | 65.55 years | 67.09 years | 5 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,398 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 604 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 604 (2026)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 427,287 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 68.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 446,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 427,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 447,185 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 68.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar was 67.09 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 67.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.09 years in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Myanmar ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.