Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Myanmar

Life expectancy at birth in Myanmar in 2024 — 67.1 years. Ranked 177 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 52.2%.

2024 67.1 years +0.31% vs 2023
World rank 177of 217
Period maximum 67.1 years2024
Period minimum 44.1 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Myanmar, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.1 years1962: 45.3 years1964: 46.7 years1966: 48.2 years1968: 49.4 years1970: 50.5 years1972: 51.4 years1974: 52.1 years1976: 52.9 years1978: 53.5 years1980: 54.4 years1982: 55 years1984: 55.6 years1986: 56.1 years1988: 56.6 years1990: 57.2 years1992: 57.7 years1994: 58.3 years1996: 59.2 years1998: 59.9 years2000: 60.4 years2002: 60.9 years2004: 61.4 years2006: 62 years2008: 56.4 years2010: 63.5 years2012: 64.3 years2014: 65 years2016: 65.6 years2018: 66.2 years2020: 66.6 years2022: 66.5 years2024: 67.1 years
Change over the period: +23 (+52.19%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Myanmar 67.1 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
South-Eastern Asia computed 72.1 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 67.1 +0.2 +0.31%
2023 66.9 +0.4 +0.58%
2022 66.5 +1 +1.45%
2021 65.6 −1.1 −1.59%
2020 66.6 +0.2 +0.23%
2019 66.5 +0.2 +0.34%
2018 66.2 +0.3 +0.49%
2017 65.9 +0.3 +0.41%
2016 65.6 +0.4 +0.54%
2015 65.3 +0.3 +0.45%
2014 65 +0.4 +0.58%
2013 64.6 +0.4 +0.57%
2012 64.3 +0.4 +0.61%
2011 63.9 +0.4 +0.6%
2010 63.5 +0.4 +0.61%
2009 63.1 +6.7 +11.94%
2008 56.4 −6 −9.63%
2007 62.4 +0.3 +0.55%
2006 62 +0.3 +0.5%
2005 61.7 +0.3 +0.45%
2004 61.4 +0.2 +0.4%
2003 61.2 +0.3 +0.44%
2002 60.9 +0.3 +0.47%
2001 60.6 +0.3 +0.47%
2000 60.4 +0.3 +0.42%
1999 60.1 +0.2 +0.35%
1998 59.9 +0.4 +0.63%
1997 59.5 +0.4 +0.6%
1996 59.2 +0.5 +0.85%
1995 58.7 +0.3 +0.59%
1994 58.3 +0.3 +0.51%
1993 58 +0.4 +0.61%
1992 57.7 +0.3 +0.5%
1991 57.4 +0.2 +0.41%
1990 57.2 +0.3 +0.47%
1989 56.9 +0.3 +0.56%
1988 56.6 +0.2 +0.39%
1987 56.4 +0.3 +0.48%
1986 56.1 +0.3 +0.48%
1985 55.8 +0.2 +0.4%
1984 55.6 +0.3 +0.52%
1983 55.3 +0.3 +0.5%
1982 55 +0.3 +0.61%
1981 54.7 +0.3 +0.6%
1980 54.4 +0.3 +0.64%
1979 54 +0.5 +0.94%
1978 53.5 +0.3 +0.48%
1977 53.3 +0.4 +0.68%
1976 52.9 +0.4 +0.79%
1975 52.5 +0.4 +0.77%
1974 52.1 +0.3 +0.64%
1973 51.8 +0.4 +0.71%
1972 51.4 +0.4 +0.73%
1971 51 +0.6 +1.1%
1970 50.5 +0.4 +0.9%
1969 50 +0.6 +1.26%
1968 49.4 +0.5 +1.11%
1967 48.9 +0.7 +1.41%
1966 48.2 +0.8 +1.64%
1965 47.4 +0.8 +1.61%
1964 46.7 +0.7 +1.53%
1963 46 +0.7 +1.52%
1962 45.3 +0.7 +1.48%
1961 44.6 +0.5 +1.17%
1960 44.1

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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