Burma - Myanmar - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy decreases in Myanmar

In 2008 the life expectancy in Myanmar decreased to 56.51 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 57.79 years and for men 55.21 years.

Myanmar’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 145th in 2007 to 169th in 2008.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Myanmar over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2007, when it was 62.37 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 59.79 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
2008	57.79	55.21	56.51
2007	65.30	59.58	62.37
2006	64.78	59.14	61.89
2005	64.76	58.62	61.60
2004	64.37	58.31	61.25
2003	64.31	57.88	60.98
2002	63.92	57.73	60.73
2001	63.75	57.31	60.42
2000	63.34	57.18	60.16
1999	63.20	56.80	59.88
1998	63.12	56.71	59.79
1997	62.44	56.27	59.24
1996	62.03	56.06	58.94
1995	61.14	55.56	58.26
1994	60.81	55.28	57.96
1993	60.41	55.02	57.63
1992	59.82	54.82	57.25
1991	59.64	54.54	57.01
1990	59.18	54.29	56.66
1989	59.12	54.16	56.57
1988	58.63	53.69	56.09
1987	58.57	53.73	56.08
1986	58.48	53.44	55.88
1985	58.03	53.38	55.64
1984	57.99	53.10	55.47
1983	57.60	52.94	55.20
1982	57.42	52.64	54.96
1981	56.92	52.49	54.65
1980	56.79	52.08	54.36
1979	56.33	51.71	53.94
1978	55.76	51.32	53.47
1977	55.65	51.09	53.31
1976	55.26	50.83	52.98
1975	54.66	50.48	52.52
1974	54.53	50.09	52.25
1973	54.17	49.71	51.87
1972	53.58	49.52	51.50
1971	53.44	49.12	51.22
1970	52.91	48.64	50.71
1969	52.52	48.29	50.34
1968	52.31	48.02	50.10
1967	51.31	47.39	49.30
1966	50.27	46.56	48.37
1965	49.43	45.60	47.46
1964	48.33	44.75	46.50
1963	47.32	44.03	45.64
1962	46.70	43.42	45.02
1961	46.05	42.79	44.39
1960	45.48	42.39	43.91

Myanmar - Life expectancy at birth