Country page · East Asia & Pacific
If you were born in Myanmar
1 in 149 babies · 0.67% of births · about 903,061 a year
Right now, about 0.67% of the world's babies are born in Myanmar — 1 in 149, or roughly 903,061 a year and 2,474 a day. Life expectancy there is 67.1 years.
How the 1 in 149 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: Myanmar has about 903,061 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 0.67% — 1 in 149. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in Myanmar, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 70.4 · men 64.0 | 67.1 years | 135th highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 36.9 / 1,000 | 3.7% | 124th lowest of 170 countries |
| Chance of dying before 1 32.8 / 1,000 | 3.3% | 133rd lowest of 170 countries |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | 185 | 132nd lowest of 170 countries |
| Children per woman | 2.10 | 86th lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 10.7 years | 126th highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 20.4% | 117th highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $6,012 | 130th highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | 30.70 | 121st highest of 157 countries |
| People living in cities | 30.6% | 157th highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 45.0% | 142nd lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 45.4% | 132nd highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | 2.6 | 86th lowest of 155 countries |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | 71.1% | 162nd lowest of 168 countries |
| Adults living with HIV | 0.90% | 39th highest of 142 countries |
| People who smoke | 43.4% | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
Myanmar compared with East Asia & Pacific
Life expectancy in Myanmar is 67.1 years, against a East Asia & Pacific average of 74.8. The under-5 death rate is 3.7%, versus 1.8% across the region. Income per person is $6,012, against $34,115 regionally; expected schooling is 10.7 years against 13.2. 30.6% of people live in cities, against 59.6% in the region.
| Indicator | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.1 yrs | 74.8 yrs | 73.3 yrs |
| Under-5 deaths | 3.7% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $6,012 | $34,115 | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 10.7 yrs | 13.2 yrs | 13.0 yrs |
| People in cities | 30.6% | 59.6% | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 67.1 years on average, with roughly 36.9 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 10.7 years of school, and income per person is around $6,012. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in Myanmar
The game draws Myanmar in about 1 of every 149 births. From there the life runs year by year: 67.1 years of life expectancy on average, a 3.7% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $6,012 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in Japan — 1 in 191
- Chance of being born in Thailand — 1 in 231
- Chance of being born in Vietnam — 1 in 98
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated 24 Oct 2026.