What is number of under-five deaths in Myanmar?

Number of under-five deaths in Myanmar was 33,151 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 165,828 in 1973.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 33,151 in 2024.

How does Myanmar rank for number of under-five deaths?

Myanmar ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Myanmar

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Myanmar
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Myanmar: Number of under-five deaths was 33,151 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

33,151

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

31st

of 195 countries

All-time high

165,828

in 1973

All-time low

33,151

in 2024

Years of data

1973–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Myanmar, 1973–2024

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

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 33,151 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Myanmar peaked at 165,828 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 33,151, in 2024.

Myanmar ranks 31st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	158,734	151,942	165,828	7
1980s	140,955	125,847	149,877	10
1990s	109,397	95,112	123,063	10
2000s	81,546	62,164	99,643	10
2010s	48,934	40,771	59,107	10
2020s	36,019	33,151	39,067	5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

28 South Africa 41,435 compare
29 Brazil 36,892 compare
30 Benin 35,304 compare
32 Zambia 32,949 compare
33 Malawi 32,177 compare
34 South Sudan 31,993 compare

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More health data for Myanmar

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 461,090 (2025)
Population, male 49.8% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 433,375 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Myanmar?: Number of under-five deaths in Myanmar was 33,151 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 165,828 in 1973.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 33,151 in 2024.
How does Myanmar rank for number of under-five deaths?: Myanmar ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.