Life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar
Myanmar: Life expectancy at birth, total was 67.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar is 67.09 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar peaked at 67.09 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.09 years, in 1960.
That places Myanmar 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 63.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.07 years | 63.48 years | 66.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.53 years | 65.55 years | 67.09 years | 5 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- 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)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 437,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 449,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Myanmar was 67.09 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 67.09 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.09 years in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Myanmar ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.