Myanmar: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Myanmar?

Life expectancy at birth was 66.5 years for men and 72.0 years for women in the 2024 Population and Housing Census, according to Department of Population figures in the Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025. The CSO's civil registration figures give a provisional 63.7 years for men and 72.5 years for women in 2024-25.

The two series use different methods: the census estimate comes from household questions on deaths, while the CSO series is based on registered births and deaths. The CSO home page still shows 67.4 years for both sexes in 2022.

Official sources: Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025 · CSO home page

How many doctors are there in Myanmar?

The Ministry of Health had 7,511 doctors in 2024-25, or 1.32 per 10,000 people, according to Table 3.2 of the Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025. That compares with 15,531 doctors in 2019-20. The ministry also had 13,587 nurses.

These figures cover only staff of the Ministry of Health, not doctors in private practice or other ministries. The count fell to 6,057 in 2021-22 and 5,846 in 2022-23, and has risen since.

Official sources: Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025

How many hospitals are there in Myanmar?

There were 1,178 government hospitals and 327 private hospitals in 2024-25, according to Department of Medical Services figures in Table 3.2 of the Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025. Government hospitals included 33 specialist hospitals and 772 station hospitals, and the Ministry of Health had 56,946 hospital beds.

The number of private hospitals rose from 251 in 2019-20, and private specialist clinics from 895 to 1,310. Rural health centres (1,904) and sub-rural health centres (9,077) in the latest year shown are counted separately in Table 3.1.

Official sources: Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025

What is the maternal mortality rate in Myanmar?

The maternal mortality ratio was 213 per 100,000 live births in 2023-24, according to the CSO's civil registration and vital statistics figures in Table 2.1 of the Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025. It was 206 in 2019-20.

These are calendar-year figures calculated from population projections. The UN inter-agency modelled estimate, published by the World Bank, is 185 per 100,000 live births for 2023. The two use different methods and should not be mixed in one series.

Official sources: Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025 · World Bank: maternal mortality ratio, Myanmar

What is the vaccination rate in Myanmar?

Coverage of the third dose of pentavalent vaccine was 71% in 2024-25, and of the second dose of measles-rubella vaccine 67%, according to the Expanded Programme on Immunization figures in Table 3.1 of the Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025. In 2019-20 the rates were 90% and 80%.

Coverage fell to 37% and 42% in 2021-22 and has partly recovered since. The figures come from the Department of Public Health's annual immunization evaluation.

Official sources: Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025

What is the child mortality rate in Myanmar?

The under-5 mortality rate was 39.6 per 1,000 live births in the 2024 Population and Housing Census, according to Table 2.1 of the Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025. The CSO's civil registration series gives a provisional 44.4 for 2024-25.

The census figure was 41.6 in rural areas and 35.2 in urban areas. Infant mortality, which counts deaths before age one, is lower; the World Bank shows a UN estimate of 32.8 per 1,000 for 2024.

Official sources: Handbook on Human Resources Development Indicators 2024-2025 · World Bank: infant mortality rate, Myanmar

What is life expectancy in Myanmar?

In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Myanmar was 67.1 years, according to the UN Population Division. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 26th highest of 30 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 71.5 years. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 153rd highest.

How many babies die in Myanmar?

32.8 per 1,000: that is the infant mortality rate in Myanmar for 2024, according to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 13.9 per 1,000, and Myanmar placed 3rd highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 40th of 192.

What is maternal mortality in Myanmar?

According to the WHO, the maternal mortality ratio in Myanmar was 185 per 100,000 in 2023. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 82.0 per 100,000, and Myanmar placed 4th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 40th of 192.

How much does Myanmar spend on health?

In 2023, current health spending in Myanmar was 4.5% of GDP, according to the WHO. The peak was 5.5% of GDP in 2021 and the low 2.0% of GDP in 2011. East Asia & Pacific median: 5.9% of GDP; Myanmar is 22nd highest of 29. World rank, highest first: 139th of 191.

How much of health care in Myanmar do patients pay for?

According to the WHO, out-of-pocket health spending in Myanmar was 71.1% in 2023. The peak was 82.5% in 2005 and the low 54.1% in 2021. It is 1st highest of 29 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 12.2%. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 7th highest.

How many doctors does Myanmar have?

According to the WHO, the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Myanmar was 0.76 per 1,000 in 2019. Its high point since 2005 was 2017, at 0.89 per 1,000; its low point was 2005, at 0.39 per 1,000. East Asia & Pacific median: 0.76 per 1,000; Myanmar is 13th highest of 21. Worldwide: 96th of 135.

How many hospital beds per person does Myanmar have?

The WHO puts hospital beds per 1,000 people in Myanmar at 1.1 per 1,000 in 2020. No year since 2005 has been higher. East Asia & Pacific median: 2.4 per 1,000; Myanmar is 12th highest of 14. Of 131 countries with 2020 data, 108th highest.

How many children in Myanmar are vaccinated against measles?

In 2024, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Myanmar was 71.0%, according to WHO and UNICEF. The peak was 93.0% in 2018 and the low 44.0% in 2021. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 91.0%, and Myanmar placed 27th highest of 30. Of 191 countries with 2024 data, 164th highest.