Burma - Myanmar - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in Myanmar

In 1997 the life expectancy in Myanmar increased to 59.52 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 62.61 years and for men 56.64 years.

Myanmar’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 146th in 1996 to 147th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Myanmar over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 59.17 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 56.35 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Myanmar. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Myanmar in Burmese economy.

Myanmar - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1997	62.61	56.64	59.52
1996	62.15	56.38	59.17
1995	61.51	56.01	58.67
1994	61.09	55.73	58.33
1993	60.70	55.53	58.03
1992	60.35	55.17	57.68
1991	59.95	54.99	57.40
1990	59.66	54.80	57.16
1989	59.35	54.57	56.89
1988	59.04	54.24	56.57
1987	58.79	54.05	56.35
1986	58.49	53.81	56.08
1985	58.20	53.56	55.82
1984	57.92	53.40	55.60
1983	57.63	53.11	55.31
1982	57.32	52.88	55.03
1981	56.92	52.60	54.70
1980	56.58	52.29	54.37
1979	56.22	51.95	54.03
1978	55.76	51.41	53.52
1977	55.42	51.22	53.27
1976	55.04	50.89	52.91
1975	54.62	50.47	52.49
1974	54.17	50.11	52.09
1973	53.79	49.84	51.76
1972	53.43	49.47	51.40
1971	53.04	49.11	51.03
1970	52.53	48.52	50.47
1969	51.99	48.15	50.02
1968	51.35	47.55	49.40
1967	50.76	47.05	48.86
1966	50.01	46.44	48.18
1965	49.19	45.70	47.41
1964	48.49	44.90	46.65
1963	47.71	44.27	45.95
1962	47.08	43.54	45.26
1961	46.35	42.94	44.60
1960	45.84	42.41	44.09

Myanmar - Life expectancy at birth