What is life expectancy in Myanmar?

Life expectancy 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 recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 66.89 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 30.8 years in 1926.

How does Myanmar rank for life expectancy?

Myanmar ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Myanmar

Name: Life expectancy in Myanmar
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Myanmar: Life expectancy was 66.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

66.89 years

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

196th

of 236 countries

All-time high

66.89 years

in 2023

All-time low

30.8 years

in 1926

Years of data

1926–2023

Life expectancy 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

In 2023, life expectancy in Myanmar stood at 66.89 years. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Myanmar peaked at 66.89 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.8 years, in 1926.

Myanmar ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.

Life expectancy in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Myanmar, 1926 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1926	30.8 years	—
1950	35.7 years	+15.9%
1951	36.51 years	+2.3%
1952	37.73 years	+3.3%
1953	38.6 years	+2.3%
1954	39.57 years	+2.5%
1955	40.44 years	+2.2%
1956	41.2 years	+1.9%
1957	42.02 years	+2.0%
1958	42.78 years	+1.8%
1959	43.41 years	+1.5%
1960	44.09 years	+1.5%
1961	44.6 years	+1.2%
1962	45.26 years	+1.5%
1963	45.95 years	+1.5%
1964	46.65 years	+1.5%
1965	47.4 years	+1.6%
1966	48.18 years	+1.6%
1967	48.86 years	+1.4%
1968	49.4 years	+1.1%
1969	50.02 years	+1.3%
1970	50.47 years	+0.9%
1971	51.03 years	+1.1%
1972	51.4 years	+0.7%
1973	51.76 years	+0.7%
1974	52.09 years	+0.6%
1975	52.49 years	+0.8%
1976	52.91 years	+0.8%
1977	53.27 years	+0.7%
1978	53.52 years	+0.5%
1979	54.03 years	+0.9%
1980	54.37 years	+0.6%
1981	54.7 years	+0.6%
1982	55.03 years	+0.6%
1983	55.31 years	+0.5%
1984	55.6 years	+0.5%
1985	55.82 years	+0.4%
1986	56.08 years	+0.5%
1987	56.35 years	+0.5%
1988	56.57 years	+0.4%
1989	56.89 years	+0.6%
1990	57.16 years	+0.5%
1991	57.4 years	+0.4%
1992	57.68 years	+0.5%
1993	58.03 years	+0.6%
1994	58.33 years	+0.5%
1995	58.67 years	+0.6%
1996	59.17 years	+0.8%
1997	59.52 years	+0.6%
1998	59.9 years	+0.6%
1999	60.11 years	+0.4%
2000	60.36 years	+0.4%
2001	60.64 years	+0.5%
2002	60.92 years	+0.5%
2003	61.2 years	+0.4%
2004	61.44 years	+0.4%
2005	61.72 years	+0.5%
2006	62.03 years	+0.5%
2007	62.37 years	+0.5%
2008	56.36 years	-9.6%
2009	63.1 years	+11.9%
2010	63.48 years	+0.6%
2011	63.86 years	+0.6%
2012	64.25 years	+0.6%
2013	64.62 years	+0.6%
2014	64.99 years	+0.6%
2015	65.29 years	+0.5%
2016	65.64 years	+0.5%
2017	65.91 years	+0.4%
2018	66.23 years	+0.5%
2019	66.46 years	+0.3%
2020	66.61 years	+0.2%
2021	65.55 years	-1.6%
2022	66.51 years	+1.5%
2023	66.89 years	+0.6%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

Myanmar's 66.89 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Myanmar's 66.89 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

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

193 Tuvalu 67.1 years compare
194 Tanzania 67 years compare
195 Marshall Islands 66.95 years compare
197 Comoros 66.78 years compare
198 Kiribati 66.47 years compare
199 Zambia 66.35 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Myanmar

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
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)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Myanmar?: Life expectancy 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 recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 66.89 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 30.8 years in 1926.
How does Myanmar rank for life expectancy?: Myanmar ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 17 September 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.