Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Myanmar

Female life expectancy in Myanmar in 2024 — 70.38 years. Ranked 172 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 53.5%.

2024 70.38 years +0.3% vs 2023
World rank 172of 217
Period maximum 70.38 years2024
Period minimum 45.84 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Myanmar, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 45.84 years1962: 47.08 years1964: 48.49 years1966: 50.01 years1968: 51.35 years1970: 52.53 years1972: 53.43 years1974: 54.17 years1976: 55.04 years1978: 55.76 years1980: 56.58 years1982: 57.32 years1984: 57.92 years1986: 58.49 years1988: 59.04 years1990: 59.66 years1992: 60.35 years1994: 61.09 years1996: 62.15 years1998: 63.01 years2000: 63.51 years2002: 64.09 years2004: 64.53 years2006: 65.08 years2008: 57.59 years2010: 66.46 years2012: 67.25 years2014: 68.03 years2016: 68.67 years2018: 69.22 years2020: 69.7 years2022: 69.94 years2024: 70.38 years
Change over the period: +24.54 (+53.52%) Average annual rate: 0.67 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Myanmar

Myanmar 70.38 years
World 75.97 years
East Asia & Pacific 79.7 years
South-Eastern Asia computed 75.16 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.1 years
Female life expectancy — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 70.38 +0.21 +0.3%
2023 70.16 +0.23 +0.33%
2022 69.94 +1.11 +1.61%
2021 68.82 −0.88 −1.26%
2020 69.7 +0.22 +0.32%
2019 69.48 +0.25 +0.37%
2018 69.22 +0.31 +0.44%
2017 68.92 +0.25 +0.36%
2016 68.67 +0.32 +0.47%
2015 68.35 +0.33 +0.48%
2014 68.03 +0.43 +0.64%
2013 67.6 +0.34 +0.51%
2012 67.25 +0.36 +0.54%
2011 66.89 +0.44 +0.66%
2010 66.46 +0.39 +0.59%
2009 66.07 +8.47 +14.72%
2008 57.59 −7.77 −11.89%
2007 65.37 +0.29 +0.44%
2006 65.08 +0.3 +0.46%
2005 64.78 +0.25 +0.38%
2004 64.53 +0.21 +0.32%
2003 64.33 +0.23 +0.36%
2002 64.09 +0.29 +0.46%
2001 63.8 +0.29 +0.46%
2000 63.51 +0.3 +0.48%
1999 63.21 +0.2 +0.32%
1998 63.01 +0.39 +0.63%
1997 62.61 +0.46 +0.74%
1996 62.15 +0.64 +1.04%
1995 61.51 +0.43 +0.7%
1994 61.09 +0.39 +0.64%
1993 60.7 +0.34 +0.57%
1992 60.35 +0.41 +0.68%
1991 59.95 +0.29 +0.49%
1990 59.66 +0.31 +0.53%
1989 59.35 +0.3 +0.51%
1988 59.04 +0.25 +0.43%
1987 58.79 +0.3 +0.51%
1986 58.49 +0.29 +0.5%
1985 58.2 +0.28 +0.49%
1984 57.92 +0.29 +0.5%
1983 57.63 +0.32 +0.55%
1982 57.32 +0.4 +0.7%
1981 56.92 +0.34 +0.6%
1980 56.58 +0.36 +0.64%
1979 56.22 +0.46 +0.82%
1978 55.76 +0.34 +0.6%
1977 55.42 +0.39 +0.71%
1976 55.04 +0.41 +0.75%
1975 54.62 +0.45 +0.83%
1974 54.17 +0.39 +0.72%
1973 53.79 +0.36 +0.67%
1972 53.43 +0.39 +0.73%
1971 53.04 +0.51 +0.97%
1970 52.53 +0.54 +1.04%
1969 51.99 +0.64 +1.24%
1968 51.35 +0.59 +1.16%
1967 50.76 +0.75 +1.5%
1966 50.01 +0.83 +1.68%
1965 49.19 +0.7 +1.44%
1964 48.49 +0.78 +1.63%
1963 47.71 +0.63 +1.35%
1962 47.08 +0.73 +1.58%
1961 46.35 +0.5 +1.1%
1960 45.84

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.