Brazil vs Myanmar: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Brazil
36,058 deaths
in 2023
Myanmar
35,706 deaths
in 2023
Brazil rank
31st
Myanmar rank
32nd
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Brazil
- Myanmar
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36,058 deaths against 35,706 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 352 deaths.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 527,960 deaths | 250,197 deaths | 277,763 deaths | Brazil |
| 1960s | 494,552 deaths | 199,501 deaths | 295,051 deaths | Brazil |
| 1970s | 412,438 deaths | 166,206 deaths | 246,232 deaths | Brazil |
| 1980s | 311,268 deaths | 144,022 deaths | 167,247 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 179,135 deaths | 110,885 deaths | 68,250 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 85,156 deaths | 82,347 deaths | 2,809 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 48,231 deaths | 50,182 deaths | 1,950 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 37,921 deaths | 37,982 deaths | 61.5 deaths | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Brazil or Myanmar?
- Brazil, at 36,058 deaths against 35,706 deaths in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Brazil and Myanmar?
- 352 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Myanmar rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Brazil ranks 31st and Myanmar ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.