Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 75.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Myanmar, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Myanmar is 75.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Myanmar peaked at 75.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1960.
That places Myanmar 165th 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.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.3% | — |
| 1961 | 38.9% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 39.9% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 40.7% | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 41.7% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 42.7% | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 43.8% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 44.9% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 45.7% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 48.1% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 48.6% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 49.7% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 50.4% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 60.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 60.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 75.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 75.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 90% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +27.0% | 53.5% | 67.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.3% | 38.3% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.0% | 47.3% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.4% | 53.2% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 57.9% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 53.5% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 68.5% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 71.7% | 75.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More gender data for Myanmar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,934 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5781 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 43,417 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 43,417 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Myanmar?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Myanmar was 75.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Myanmar ranks 165th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.