Number of neonatal deaths in Myanmar

Myanmar: Number of neonatal deaths was 17,588 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17,588
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
27th
of 195 countries
All-time high
50,329
in 1990
All-time low
17,588
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of neonatal deaths in Myanmar, 1990–2024

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1990200720241990: 50.3k1991: 49.8k1992: 48.9k1993: 47.9k1994: 46.5k1995: 45.1k1996: 43.6k1997: 42.2k1998: 40.9k1999: 39.6k2000: 38.6k2001: 37.8k2002: 37.0k2003: 35.4k2004: 33.7k2005: 32.2k2006: 31.0k2007: 30.1k2008: 29.4k2009: 27.8k2010: 26.7k2011: 25.7k2012: 24.8k2013: 24.1k2014: 23.5k2015: 23.2k2016: 22.7k2017: 22.0k2018: 21.3k2019: 20.7k2020: 19.9k2021: 19.3k2022: 18.7k2023: 18.2k2024: 17.6k

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 17,588 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Myanmar peaked at 50,329 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,588, in 2024.

That places Myanmar 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45,479 39,567 50,329 10
2000s 33,290 27,752 38,587 10
2010s 23,457 20,654 26,654 10
2020s 18,755 17,588 19,947 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 24 Madagascar 23,361 compare
  2. 25 China 22,892 compare
  3. 26 Brazil 18,331 compare
  4. 28 Burkina Faso 17,516 compare
  5. 29 Zimbabwe 16,739 compare
  6. 30 Mexico 16,661 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of neonatal deaths in Myanmar?
Number of neonatal deaths in Myanmar was 17,588 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 50,329 in 1990.
What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 17,588 in 2024.
How does Myanmar rank for number of neonatal deaths?
Myanmar ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
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, 11,545 data points, 1960–2024
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