Life expectancy at birth, women in Myanmar

Life expectancy at birth for women in Myanmar was 70.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Myanmar, 2024 70.4 Years
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 70.2 years
World, 2024 76.0 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 172nd of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women in Myanmar over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period MyanmarWorld
2024 70.4 years 76.0 years
2023 70.2 years 75.8 years
2022 69.9 years 75.5 years
2021 68.8 years 73.7 years
2020 69.7 years 74.8 years
2019 69.5 years 75.3 years
2018 69.2 years 75.1 years
2017 68.9 years 74.9 years
2016 68.7 years 74.7 years
2015 68.4 years 74.5 years
2014 68.0 years 74.3 years
2013 67.6 years 74.0 years
2012 67.3 years 73.8 years
2011 66.9 years 73.5 years
2010 66.5 years 73.2 years
2009 66.1 years 72.9 years
2008 57.6 years 72.5 years
2007 65.4 years 72.3 years
2006 65.1 years 72.0 years
2005 64.8 years 71.6 years
2004 64.5 years 71.2 years
2003 64.3 years 71.0 years
2002 64.1 years 70.7 years
2001 63.8 years 70.4 years
2000 63.5 years 70.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 70.2 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 68.0 years, the figure has changed by +3.5%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Myanmar has the 172nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 76.0 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Myanmar
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects