Myanmar (Burma) vs North Korea: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 66.9 years in Myanmar (Burma) and 73.6 years in North Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in North Korea, by 6.8 years, or 1.1 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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years · UN

Myanmar (Burma)North KoreaEstimates, Our World in DataUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

North Korea has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
In 2023, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 189 and North Korea ranked 126 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at 79.1 years and North Korea at 83.8 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Myanmar (Burma)	North Korea	World
2023	66.9	73.6	73.2
2022	66.5	73.6	72.6
2021	65.6	73.4	70.9
2020	66.6	72.8	71.9
2019	66.5	72.9	72.6
2018	66.2	73	72.4
2017	65.9	73	72.1
2016	65.6	73	71.9
2015	65.3	72.8	71.6
2014	65	72.5	71.4
2013	64.6	71.9	71.1
2012	64.3	71.3	70.8
2011	63.9	70.8	70.4
2010	63.5	70.3	70.1
2009	63.1	69.7	69.7
2008	56.4	69.3	69.3
2007	62.4	69	69
2006	62	69.1	68.6
2005	61.7	69.2	68.1
2004	61.4	69.3	67.7
2003	61.2	69.4	67.4
2002	60.9	60.9	67.1
2001	60.6	60.9	66.8
2000	60.4	60.9	66.4
1999	60.1	60.9	66
1998	59.9	60.9	65.7
1997	59.5	60.9	65.5
1996	59.2	60.8	65.2
1995	58.7	60.8	64.9
1994	58.3	70.5	64.3
1993	58	70.8	64.4
1992	57.7	71	64.3
1991	57.4	70.7	64.1
1990	57.2	70.5	64
1989	56.9	70.3	63.8
1988	56.6	70.1	63.4
1987	56.4	69.8	63.2
1986	56.1	69.5	62.7
1985	55.8	69.2	62.2
1984	55.6	68.9	61.9
1983	55.3	68.5	61.5
1982	55	68.1	61.3
1981	54.7	67.7	60.9
1980	54.4	67.2	60.5
1979	54	66.8	60.2
1978	53.5	66.3	59.5
1977	53.3	65.8	59.2
1976	52.9	65.3	58.6
1975	52.5	64.8	58.3
1974	52.1	64.3	58.1
1973	51.8	63.8	57.7
1972	51.4	63.3	57.2
1971	51	62.7	56
1970	50.5	62.1	56.3
1969	50	61.4	56
1968	49.4	60.8	55.6
1967	48.9	60.1	55.1
1966	48.2	59.4	54.6
1965	47.4	58.8	54
1964	46.7	58.2	54.3
1963	46	57.6	53.7
1962	45.3	57	53.2
1961	44.6	56.4	50.4
1960	44.1	55.8	47.8
1959	43.4	55.2	49.6
1958	42.8	54.5	51.6
1957	42	53.7	51.1
1956	41.2	52.8	50.7
1955	40.4	51.8	50.2
1954	39.6	50.6	49.7
1953	38.6	40.3	48.8
1952	37.7	32.8	48.2
1951	36.5	17.7	47.1
1950	35.7	14.2	46.4
1942	–	44.9	–
1938	–	42.6	–
1933	–	37.4	–
1928	–	33.6	–
1926	30.8	–	–
1923	–	29.5	–
1918	–	27	–
1913	–	25	–
1908	–	23.5	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Myanmar (Burma)	North Korea	World
2024	67.165.7–68.5	73.772.5–74.9	73.3
2025	67.365.3–69.2	73.972.1–75.6	73.5
2026	67.565.1–69.9	7471.8–76	73.8
2027	67.764.9–70.4	74.171.6–76.4	73.9
2028	67.964.8–70.9	74.271.4–76.7	74.1
2029	68.164.7–71.4	74.371.4–77	74.2
2030	68.364.7–71.8	74.571.2–77.3	74.4
2031	68.564.6–72.2	74.671.2–77.7	74.5
2032	68.764.7–72.7	74.770.9–78	74.7
2033	68.964.6–73	74.870.9–78.4	74.8
2034	6964.6–73.3	7570.7–78.7	75
2035	69.264.6–73.7	75.170.8–79.1	75.1
2036	69.464.6–74.1	75.270.8–79.3	75.3
2037	69.564.7–74.5	75.370.7–79.7	75.4
2038	69.764.6–74.9	75.570.6–80	75.5
2039	69.964.6–75.2	75.670.7–80.3	75.7
2040	70.164.6–75.4	75.770.7–80.4	75.8
2041	70.264.6–75.7	75.970.5–80.5	75.9
2042	70.464.6–76.2	7670.6–80.7	76.1
2043	70.564.6–76.3	76.170.5–80.9	76.2
2044	70.764.6–76.8	76.370.6–81.3	76.3
2045	70.864.6–77.2	76.470.5–81.5	76.5
2046	7164.7–77.4	76.570.5–81.7	76.6
2047	71.264.8–77.5	76.770.5–82	76.7
2048	71.364.9–77.9	76.870.4–82.3	76.8
2049	71.564.8–78.2	76.970.3–82.5	76.9
2050	71.664.7–78.5	77.170.3–82.7	77
2051	71.865–78.8	77.270.3–83	77.1
2052	71.964.9–79.1	77.370.3–83.2	77.2
2053	72.165.1–79.6	77.570.4–83.4	77.3
2054	72.264.9–79.7	77.670.4–83.4	77.4
2055	72.464.9–80.1	77.770.5–83.8	77.6
2056	72.564.8–80.2	77.970.9–84	77.7
2057	72.764.9–80.7	7870.7–84.1	77.8
2058	72.864.9–80.8	78.170.7–84.2	77.9
2059	7365.1–81.1	78.370.6–84.3	78
2060	73.165.3–81.5	78.471–84.8	78.1
2061	73.365.2–81.8	78.670.9–84.8	78.2
2062	73.465.2–82	78.770.9–85.1	78.3
2063	73.665.3–82.1	78.871.2–85.3	78.4
2064	73.765.4–82.3	7971.1–85.5	78.5
2065	73.965.5–82.5	79.171.1–85.6	78.6
2066	7465.4–82.6	79.271–85.8	78.7
2067	74.265.6–82.9	79.471.1–86.1	78.8
2068	74.365.5–83.2	79.571.3–86.2	78.9
2069	74.565.5–83.5	79.771.3–86.1	79
2070	74.665.5–83.7	79.871.3–86.4	79.1
2071	74.865.7–83.7	79.971.4–86.6	79.2
2072	74.965.6–83.9	80.171.1–86.6	79.3
2073	75.165.9–84.1	80.271.1–86.9	79.4
2074	75.265.8–84.3	80.471.2–87.1	79.4
2075	75.466.1–84.5	80.571.3–87.1	79.5
2076	75.666–84.7	80.671.2–87.4	79.6
2077	75.766.1–84.8	80.871.2–87.6	79.7
2078	75.966–85.2	80.971.4–87.8	79.8
2079	7666–85.3	8171.2–87.9	79.9
2080	76.166–85.4	81.271.5–88.1	80
2081	76.366–85.4	81.371.5–88.5	80.1
2082	76.465.9–85.6	81.471.7–88.6	80.2
2083	76.665.9–85.6	81.671.7–88.4	80.3
2084	76.765.8–85.8	81.771.9–88.7	80.3
2085	76.966.1–86	81.871.9–88.8	80.4
2086	7766.1–86.3	8272–89	80.5
2087	77.266–86.4	82.171.9–89.1	80.6
2088	77.366.2–86.5	82.372–89.2	80.7
2089	77.566.2–86.8	82.472–89.3	80.8
2090	77.666.1–86.9	82.572.2–89.6	80.9
2091	77.866.5–86.9	82.672.1–89.7	81
2092	77.966.4–87.1	82.872.2–89.9	81
2093	7866.3–87.3	82.971.9–89.9	81.1
2094	78.266.7–87.6	8372.2–90.1	81.2
2095	78.366.5–87.6	83.272.3–90.3	81.3
2096	78.566.7–87.8	83.372.4–90.6	81.4
2097	78.666.9–87.9	83.472.2–90.7	81.5
2098	78.866.8–87.9	83.572.3–90.9	81.6
2099	78.966.6–88.1	83.772.4–91	81.7
2100	79.166.7–88.4	83.872.6–91.2	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.

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Deaths in conflictsMyanmar (Burma): 2,720 deaths in 2022North Korea: 0 deaths in 2022