Life expectancy at age 60, female in Myanmar
Myanmar: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 18.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Myanmar, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 18.02 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Myanmar peaked at 18.02 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.5 years, in 1960.
That places Myanmar 181st 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 | 14.85 years | 14.5 years | 15.26 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.56 years | 15.34 years | 15.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.05 years | 15.85 years | 16.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.58 years | 16.26 years | 16.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.92 years | 15.96 years | 17.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.57 years | 17.26 years | 17.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.78 years | 17.23 years | 18.02 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 178 Egypt 18.15 years compare
- 179 Kenya 18.09 years compare
- 180 Marshall Islands 18.03 years compare
- 182 Madagascar 18.01 years compare
- 183 East Timor 17.92 years compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 17.9 years compare
More gender data for Myanmar
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 421,278 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 445,429 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 422,232 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 446,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 423,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 448,235 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 425,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 450,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 428,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 452,864 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Myanmar?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Myanmar was 18.02 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 18.02 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 years in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Myanmar ranks 181st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.