Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Myanmar
Myanmar: Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases was 24.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Myanmar, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Myanmar stood at 24.0%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Myanmar peaked at 33.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2021.
That places Myanmar 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 29.0% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 25.5% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.0% | 25.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 36 Uzbekistan 24.6% compare
- 37 Cameroon 24.3% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 23.9% compare
- 40 Belarus 23.8% compare
- 41 North Korea 23.7% compare
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)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 461,090 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 433,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 457,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 435,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 459,896 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Myanmar?
- Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases in Myanmar was 24.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases?
- Myanmar ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), Global Health Observatory, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected share of deaths from non-communicable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of 30-year-olds who would die before their 70th birthday from common non-communicable diseases: any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease.