Myanmar sits in East Asia & Pacific. A newborn there can expect about 67.2 years of life, 173rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Myanmar, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 67.2 yrs | 173 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 10.1 /1,000 | 60 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 9.2 /1,000 | 57 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 17.1 yrs | 124 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 103 /1,000 | 32 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.4 yrs | 46 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 74.5 men/100 women | 65 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 32.8 /1,000 | 39 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 185 /100k | 38 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 24.0 % | 37 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 2.9 /100k | 155 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 20.4 /100k | 66 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 5.5 % | 124 of 143 | 2014 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.9 L | 135 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 7.3 % | 116 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $56 | 167 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,359 | 183 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Myanmar's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 25th lowest health spending per capita in the world ($56) and the 20th lowest adult obesity in the world (5.5 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Myanmar; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.