Life expectancy for people of different ages in Myanmar
Myanmar: Life expectancy for people of different ages was 66.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy for people of different ages in Myanmar, 1926–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 66.89 years for life expectancy for people of different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy for people of different ages in Myanmar peaked at 66.89 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.8 years, in 1926.
That places Myanmar 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 30.8 years | 30.8 years | 30.8 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 39.8 years | 35.7 years | 43.41 years | 10 |
| 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 | 63.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.07 years | 63.48 years | 66.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.39 years | 65.55 years | 66.89 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 604 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 604 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 449,133 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 435,071 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 454,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 439,799 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 460,874 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 445,016 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy for people of different ages in Myanmar?
- Life expectancy for people of different ages in Myanmar was 66.89 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 66.89 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy for people of different ages recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8 years in 1926.
- How does Myanmar rank for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Myanmar ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy for people of different ages rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.