Mortality rate, infant in Myanmar

Myanmar: Mortality rate, infant was 32.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
32.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
40th
of 195 countries
All-time high
127.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1968
All-time low
32.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
57
1968–2024

Mortality rate, infant in Myanmar, 1968–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 32.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Myanmar peaked at 127.5 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 32.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Myanmar ranks 40th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 126.5 per 1,000 live births 125.5 per 1,000 live births 127.5 per 1,000 live births 2
1970s 114.85 per 1,000 live births 105.8 per 1,000 live births 123.7 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 97.77 per 1,000 live births 92 per 1,000 live births 104.1 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 83.12 per 1,000 live births 75.6 per 1,000 live births 90.5 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 66.69 per 1,000 live births 56 per 1,000 live births 73.9 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 45.43 per 1,000 live births 38.4 per 1,000 live births 53.8 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 34.94 per 1,000 live births 32.8 per 1,000 live births 37.2 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 37 Kenya 34.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 38 Yemen 33.8 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 39 Dominica 33.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 41 Gambia 32.7 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 42 Angola 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 42 Botswana 32.1 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant in Myanmar?
Mortality rate, infant in Myanmar was 32.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 127.5 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 32.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Myanmar rank for mortality rate, infant?
Myanmar ranks 40th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.