Life expectancy of women vs. men in Myanmar
Myanmar: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 70.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Myanmar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 70.16 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Myanmar peaked at 70.16 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.37 years, in 1950.
That places Myanmar 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.37 years | — |
| 1951 | 38.14 years | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 39.32 years | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 40.22 years | +2.3% |
| 1954 | 41.18 years | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 42.06 years | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 42.82 years | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 43.78 years | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 44.5 years | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 45.17 years | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 45.84 years | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 46.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 47.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 47.71 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 48.49 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 49.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 50.01 years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 50.76 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 51.35 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 51.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 52.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 53.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 53.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 53.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 54.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 54.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 55.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 55.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 55.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 56.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 56.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 56.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 57.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 57.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 57.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 58.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 58.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 58.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 59.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 59.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 59.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 60.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 60.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 61.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 61.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 62.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 62.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 63.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 64.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 64.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 64.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 65.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.36 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 57.59 years | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 66.07 years | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 66.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 67.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.82 years | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 69.94 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 70.16 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.46 years | 37.37 years | 45.17 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.88 years | 45.84 years | 51.99 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.4 years | 52.53 years | 56.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.02 years | 56.58 years | 59.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.42 years | 59.66 years | 63.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.91 years | 57.59 years | 66.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.09 years | 66.46 years | 69.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.66 years | 68.82 years | 70.16 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Myanmar?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Myanmar was 70.16 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 70.16 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.37 years in 1950.
- How does Myanmar rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Myanmar ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.