Myanmar vs Tanzania: Life expectancy by sex
Myanmar
70.16 years
in 2023
Tanzania
69.78 years
in 2023
Myanmar rank
191st
Tanzania rank
194th
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Myanmar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 70.16 years against 69.78 years in Tanzania, a difference of 0.38 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Myanmar ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 194th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.46 years | 43.18 years | 1.72 years | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 48.88 years | 45.58 years | 3.3 years | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 54.4 years | 50.54 years | 3.86 years | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 58.02 years | 54.21 years | 3.81 years | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 61.42 years | 52.92 years | 8.5 years | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 63.91 years | 58.51 years | 5.41 years | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 68.09 years | 65.87 years | 2.21 years | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 69.66 years | 69.61 years | 0.043 years | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Myanmar or Tanzania?
- Myanmar, at 70.16 years against 69.78 years in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 0.38 years, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Tanzania rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Myanmar ranks 191st and Tanzania ranks 194th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.