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Under-five mortality rate — Myanmar

Under-five mortality rate in Myanmar in 2024 — 36.9 per 1,000. Ranked 148 in the world out of 196. Since 1968, the indicator has fallen by 79.5%.

2024 36.9 per 1,000 −3.15% vs 2023
World rank 148of 196
Period maximum 179.9 per 1,0001968
Period minimum 36.9 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1968–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Myanmar, 1968–202405010015020019681974198019861992199820042010201620221968: 179.9 per 1,0001969: 176.4 per 1,0001970: 173 per 1,0001971: 169.6 per 1,0001972: 166.1 per 1,0001973: 162.5 per 1,0001974: 159.1 per 1,0001975: 155.5 per 1,0001976: 151.7 per 1,0001977: 148.3 per 1,0001978: 145 per 1,0001979: 141.7 per 1,0001980: 138.7 per 1,0001981: 135.9 per 1,0001982: 133.1 per 1,0001983: 130.5 per 1,0001984: 128.2 per 1,0001985: 126 per 1,0001986: 123.9 per 1,0001987: 121.7 per 1,0001988: 119.4 per 1,0001989: 117 per 1,0001990: 114.6 per 1,0001991: 112.1 per 1,0001992: 109.4 per 1,0001993: 106.8 per 1,0001994: 104.1 per 1,0001995: 101.5 per 1,0001996: 98.8 per 1,0001997: 96.3 per 1,0001998: 93.8 per 1,0001999: 91.4 per 1,0002000: 88.9 per 1,0002001: 86.5 per 1,0002002: 84.1 per 1,0002003: 81.6 per 1,0002004: 79.1 per 1,0002005: 76.3 per 1,0002006: 73.6 per 1,0002007: 70.8 per 1,0002008: 101.7 per 1,0002009: 65.1 per 1,0002010: 62.4 per 1,0002011: 59.7 per 1,0002012: 57 per 1,0002013: 54.6 per 1,0002014: 52.4 per 1,0002015: 50.5 per 1,0002016: 48.7 per 1,0002017: 46.8 per 1,0002018: 45.2 per 1,0002019: 43.6 per 1,0002020: 42.1 per 1,0002021: 40.8 per 1,0002022: 39.5 per 1,0002023: 38.1 per 1,0002024: 36.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −143 (−79.49%) Average annual rate: -2.79 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Myanmar

Myanmar 36.9 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
South-Eastern Asia computed 19.3 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 36.3 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 36.9 −1.2 −3.15%
2023 38.1 −1.4 −3.54%
2022 39.5 −1.3 −3.19%
2021 40.8 −1.3 −3.09%
2020 42.1 −1.5 −3.44%
2019 43.6 −1.6 −3.54%
2018 45.2 −1.6 −3.42%
2017 46.8 −1.9 −3.9%
2016 48.7 −1.8 −3.56%
2015 50.5 −1.9 −3.63%
2014 52.4 −2.2 −4.03%
2013 54.6 −2.4 −4.21%
2012 57 −2.7 −4.52%
2011 59.7 −2.7 −4.33%
2010 62.4 −2.7 −4.15%
2009 65.1 −36.6 −35.99%
2008 101.7 +30.9 +43.64%
2007 70.8 −2.8 −3.8%
2006 73.6 −2.7 −3.54%
2005 76.3 −2.8 −3.54%
2004 79.1 −2.5 −3.06%
2003 81.6 −2.5 −2.97%
2002 84.1 −2.4 −2.77%
2001 86.5 −2.4 −2.7%
2000 88.9 −2.5 −2.74%
1999 91.4 −2.4 −2.56%
1998 93.8 −2.5 −2.6%
1997 96.3 −2.5 −2.53%
1996 98.8 −2.7 −2.66%
1995 101.5 −2.6 −2.5%
1994 104.1 −2.7 −2.53%
1993 106.8 −2.6 −2.38%
1992 109.4 −2.7 −2.41%
1991 112.1 −2.5 −2.18%
1990 114.6 −2.4 −2.05%
1989 117 −2.4 −2.01%
1988 119.4 −2.3 −1.89%
1987 121.7 −2.2 −1.78%
1986 123.9 −2.1 −1.67%
1985 126 −2.2 −1.72%
1984 128.2 −2.3 −1.76%
1983 130.5 −2.6 −1.95%
1982 133.1 −2.8 −2.06%
1981 135.9 −2.8 −2.02%
1980 138.7 −3 −2.12%
1979 141.7 −3.3 −2.28%
1978 145 −3.3 −2.23%
1977 148.3 −3.4 −2.24%
1976 151.7 −3.8 −2.44%
1975 155.5 −3.6 −2.26%
1974 159.1 −3.4 −2.09%
1973 162.5 −3.6 −2.17%
1972 166.1 −3.5 −2.06%
1971 169.6 −3.4 −1.97%
1970 173 −3.4 −1.93%
1969 176.4 −3.5 −1.95%
1968 179.9 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 2.7 MY Malaysia 8.3 TH Thailand 9 BN Brunei Darussalam 9.9 VN Vietnam 17.3 ID Indonesia 17.7 KH Cambodia 18.4 PH Philippines 26.5 LA Laos 29.4 MM Myanmar 36.9 TL Timor-Leste 47.6
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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