What is child mortality vs. health spending in Myanmar?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Myanmar was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 17.99 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Myanmar rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Myanmar ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Myanmar data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Myanmar

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Myanmar
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Myanmar: Child mortality vs. health spending was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.69 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

48th

of 199 countries

All-time high

17.99 deaths per 100 live births

in 1968

All-time low

3.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Myanmar, 1968–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Myanmar stood at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Myanmar peaked at 17.99 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3.69 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Myanmar 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	17.81 deaths per 100 live births	17.64 deaths per 100 live births	17.99 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	15.73 deaths per 100 live births	14.17 deaths per 100 live births	17.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	12.74 deaths per 100 live births	11.7 deaths per 100 live births	13.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.29 deaths per 100 live births	9.14 deaths per 100 live births	11.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.08 deaths per 100 live births	6.51 deaths per 100 live births	10.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.21 deaths per 100 live births	4.36 deaths per 100 live births	6.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.95 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

45 Palestine 3.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
46 Rwanda 3.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
47 Tanzania 3.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
49 Mauritania 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
50 Senegal 3.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 Ghana 3.59 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Myanmar

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 461,090 (2025)
Population, male 49.8% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 433,375 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 457,876 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 435,647 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 459,896 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 437,112 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 449,224 (2025)

All data for Myanmar →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Myanmar?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Myanmar was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 17.99 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Myanmar rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Myanmar ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .