Myanmar vs Rwanda: Child mortality

Myanmar
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
3.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
48th
Rwanda rank
46th

Child mortality over time

  • Myanmar
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3.77 deaths per 100 live births against 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 18 and Rwanda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Rwanda Difference Ahead
1800s 43.31 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1810s 43.31 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1820s 43.31 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1830s 43.31 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1840s 43.31 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1850s 43.31 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1860s 43.31 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1870s 43.31 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1880s 43.31 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1890s 43.3 deaths per 100 live births 41.99 deaths per 100 live births 1.31 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1900s 42.97 deaths per 100 live births 41.67 deaths per 100 live births 1.3 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1910s 42.09 deaths per 100 live births 40.82 deaths per 100 live births 1.27 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1920s 41.08 deaths per 100 live births 39.84 deaths per 100 live births 1.24 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1930s 39.89 deaths per 100 live births 36.43 deaths per 100 live births 3.46 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1940s 39.99 deaths per 100 live births 30.19 deaths per 100 live births 9.8 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1950s 29.6 deaths per 100 live births 24.72 deaths per 100 live births 4.88 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1960s 21.14 deaths per 100 live births 21.12 deaths per 100 live births 0.0175 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
1970s 15.73 deaths per 100 live births 23.72 deaths per 100 live births 7.99 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1980s 12.74 deaths per 100 live births 17.12 deaths per 100 live births 4.38 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1990s 10.29 deaths per 100 live births 21.45 deaths per 100 live births 11.16 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
2000s 8.08 deaths per 100 live births 11.77 deaths per 100 live births 3.69 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
2010s 5.21 deaths per 100 live births 5 deaths per 100 live births 0.2058 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
2020s 3.95 deaths per 100 live births 3.97 deaths per 100 live births 0.018 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Myanmar or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 3.77 deaths per 100 live births against 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Myanmar and Rwanda?
0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Rwanda?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Rwanda rank globally for child mortality?
Myanmar ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.