Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Myanmar
Myanmar: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 66.89 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Myanmar, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Myanmar stood at 66.89 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Myanmar peaked at 66.89 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.7 years, in 1950.
Myanmar ranks 196th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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 remaining life expectancy at different ages in Myanmar?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Myanmar was 66.89 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 66.89 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7 years in 1950.
- How does Myanmar rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Myanmar ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.