Mexico vs Myanmar (Burma)
Mexico vs Myanmar (Burma): Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 75.1 years in Mexico and 66.9 years in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mexico, by 8.2 years, or 1.12 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Mexico ranked 114 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 189 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mexico at 86.8 years and Myanmar (Burma) at 79.1 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Mexico | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 75.1 | 66.9 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 74 | 66.5 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 69.8 | 65.6 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 70.5 | 66.6 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 74.5 | 66.5 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 74.3 | 66.2 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 74.3 | 65.9 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 74.4 | 65.6 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 74.4 | 65.3 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 74.4 | 65 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 74.3 | 64.6 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 74.1 | 64.3 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 73.9 | 63.9 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 73.7 | 63.5 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 73.6 | 63.1 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 73.7 | 56.4 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 73.8 | 62.4 | 69 |
| 2006 | 73.8 | 62 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 73.6 | 61.7 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 73.4 | 61.4 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 73.3 | 61.2 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 73.1 | 60.9 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 72.9 | 60.6 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 72.6 | 60.4 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 72.2 | 60.1 | 66 |
| 1998 | 71.8 | 59.9 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 71.5 | 59.5 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 71.1 | 59.2 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 70.7 | 58.7 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 70.3 | 58.3 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 70 | 58 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 69.7 | 57.7 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 69.4 | 57.4 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 69 | 57.2 | 64 |
| 1989 | 68.6 | 56.9 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 68.3 | 56.6 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 67.9 | 56.4 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 67.4 | 56.1 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 66.8 | 55.8 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 66.2 | 55.6 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 65.8 | 55.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 65.3 | 55 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 64.7 | 54.7 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 64.3 | 54.4 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 63.9 | 54 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 63.4 | 53.5 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 63 | 53.3 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 62.5 | 52.9 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 61.9 | 52.5 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 61.2 | 52.1 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 60.5 | 51.8 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 60.1 | 51.4 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 59.4 | 51 | 56 |
| 1970 | 58.9 | 50.5 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 58.4 | 50 | 56 |
| 1968 | 58.2 | 49.4 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 58 | 48.9 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 57.4 | 48.2 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 56.7 | 47.4 | 54 |
| 1964 | 55.9 | 46.7 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 55.5 | 46 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 55.1 | 45.3 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 54.4 | 44.6 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 53.6 | 44.1 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 52.7 | 43.4 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 51.8 | 42.8 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 51.1 | 42 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 50.4 | 41.2 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 49.6 | 40.4 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 48.3 | 39.6 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 47 | 38.6 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 45.7 | 37.7 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 44.8 | 36.5 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 43.8 | 35.7 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 45.8 | – | – |
| 1948 | 48.3 | – | – |
| 1947 | 46.3 | – | – |
| 1946 | 44.8 | – | – |
| 1945 | 44.2 | – | – |
| 1944 | 43.2 | – | – |
| 1943 | 42.8 | – | – |
| 1942 | 39.8 | – | – |
| 1941 | 42.6 | – | – |
| 1940 | 39 | – | – |
| 1939 | 45.5 | – | – |
| 1938 | 39.4 | – | – |
| 1937 | 36.8 | – | – |
| 1936 | 38.3 | – | – |
| 1935 | 40.4 | – | – |
| 1934 | 38.2 | – | – |
| 1933 | 37.3 | – | – |
| 1932 | 38.4 | – | – |
| 1931 | 37.7 | – | – |
| 1930 | 34 | – | – |
| 1929 | 35.4 | – | – |
| 1928 | 34.5 | – | – |
| 1927 | 40.3 | – | – |
| 1926 | 34.2 | 30.8 | – |
| 1925 | 32.1 | – | – |
| 1924 | 32.8 | – | – |
| 1923 | 33.5 | – | – |
| 1922 | 32.6 | – | – |
| 1920 | 34 | – | – |
| 1910 | 28 | – | – |
| 1909 | 29.2 | – | – |
| 1908 | 28.7 | – | – |
| 1907 | 28 | – | – |
| 1906 | 27.9 | – | – |
| 1905 | 26.8 | – | – |
| 1904 | 29.1 | – | – |
| 1903 | 28.7 | – | – |
| 1902 | 28.4 | – | – |
| 1901 | 26.7 | – | – |
| 1900 | 25 | – | – |
| 1899 | 25 | – | – |
| 1898 | 27 | – | – |
| 1897 | 26.2 | – | – |
| 1896 | 28.8 | – | – |
| 1895 | 29.5 | – | – |
| 1894 | 26.6 | – | – |
| 1893 | 23.3 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mexico | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.374.1–76.4 | 67.165.7–68.5 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 75.573.9–77 | 67.365.3–69.2 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 75.673.7–77.6 | 67.565.1–69.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 75.873.5–78 | 67.764.9–70.4 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 7673.5–78.4 | 67.964.8–70.9 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 76.273.4–78.7 | 68.164.7–71.4 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 76.473.4–79.1 | 68.364.7–71.8 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 76.673.5–79.4 | 68.564.6–72.2 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 76.773.4–79.8 | 68.764.7–72.7 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 76.973.3–80 | 68.964.6–73 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 77.173.3–80.4 | 6964.6–73.3 | 75 |
| 2035 | 77.273.2–80.7 | 69.264.6–73.7 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 77.473.4–80.8 | 69.464.6–74.1 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 77.673.5–81.1 | 69.564.7–74.5 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 77.873.5–81.6 | 69.764.6–74.9 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 7873.6–81.9 | 69.964.6–75.2 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 78.173.6–82.3 | 70.164.6–75.4 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 78.373.5–82.4 | 70.264.6–75.7 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 78.573.6–82.6 | 70.464.6–76.2 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 78.773.6–82.9 | 70.564.6–76.3 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 78.873.6–83.1 | 70.764.6–76.8 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 7973.6–83.3 | 70.864.6–77.2 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 79.273.7–83.6 | 7164.7–77.4 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 79.373.7–83.8 | 71.264.8–77.5 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 79.573.8–84 | 71.364.9–77.9 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 79.773.9–84.3 | 71.564.8–78.2 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 79.874.1–84.6 | 71.664.7–78.5 | 77 |
| 2051 | 8074–84.9 | 71.865–78.8 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 80.274.3–85.1 | 71.964.9–79.1 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 80.374.3–85.1 | 72.165.1–79.6 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 80.574.3–85.3 | 72.264.9–79.7 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 80.774.5–85.7 | 72.464.9–80.1 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 80.874.3–85.9 | 72.564.8–80.2 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 8174.6–86 | 72.764.9–80.7 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 81.174.5–86.4 | 72.864.9–80.8 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 81.374.5–86.3 | 7365.1–81.1 | 78 |
| 2060 | 81.574.5–86.8 | 73.165.3–81.5 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 81.674.5–86.7 | 73.365.2–81.8 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 81.874.7–87.1 | 73.465.2–82 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 81.974.9–87.3 | 73.665.3–82.1 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 82.174.8–87.4 | 73.765.4–82.3 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 82.275–87.5 | 73.965.5–82.5 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 82.475.1–87.7 | 7465.4–82.6 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 82.575.3–87.9 | 74.265.6–82.9 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 82.775.4–88 | 74.365.5–83.2 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 82.875.4–88.1 | 74.565.5–83.5 | 79 |
| 2070 | 82.975.4–88.5 | 74.665.5–83.7 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 83.175.5–88.6 | 74.865.7–83.7 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 83.275.4–88.8 | 74.965.6–83.9 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 83.475.3–88.9 | 75.165.9–84.1 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 83.575.6–89 | 75.265.8–84.3 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 83.675.5–89.2 | 75.466.1–84.5 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 83.875.6–89.4 | 75.666–84.7 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 83.976–89.8 | 75.766.1–84.8 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 84.176.2–90 | 75.966–85.2 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 84.276.1–90.1 | 7666–85.3 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 84.375.9–90.3 | 76.166–85.4 | 80 |
| 2081 | 84.576.4–90.6 | 76.366–85.4 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 84.676.5–90.6 | 76.465.9–85.6 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 84.776.6–90.9 | 76.665.9–85.6 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 84.976.8–91.1 | 76.765.8–85.8 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 8576.8–91.4 | 76.966.1–86 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 85.177–91.4 | 7766.1–86.3 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 85.277.1–91.7 | 77.266–86.4 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 85.477.2–91.8 | 77.366.2–86.5 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 85.577.3–92 | 77.566.2–86.8 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 85.677.5–92.3 | 77.666.1–86.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 85.777.7–92.4 | 77.866.5–86.9 | 81 |
| 2092 | 85.877.7–92.5 | 77.966.4–87.1 | 81 |
| 2093 | 8677.7–92.8 | 7866.3–87.3 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 86.177.7–92.8 | 78.266.7–87.6 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 86.277.7–93.1 | 78.366.5–87.6 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 86.377.9–93.3 | 78.566.7–87.8 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 86.478.2–93.5 | 78.666.9–87.9 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 86.678.2–93.7 | 78.866.8–87.9 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 86.778.6–94 | 78.966.6–88.1 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 86.878.7–94.1 | 79.166.7–88.4 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mexico vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025