Myanmar vs Senegal: Child mortality rate

Myanmar
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
3.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
48th
Senegal rank
50th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Myanmar
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 3.69 deaths per 100 live births against 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Myanmar ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 50th of 200 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 21.03 deaths per 100 live births 29.38 deaths per 100 live births 8.35 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1970s 15.72 deaths per 100 live births 25.4 deaths per 100 live births 9.68 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1980s 12.74 deaths per 100 live births 17.34 deaths per 100 live births 4.6 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
1990s 10.29 deaths per 100 live births 13.61 deaths per 100 live births 3.32 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
2000s 8.08 deaths per 100 live births 9.43 deaths per 100 live births 1.35 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
2010s 5.21 deaths per 100 live births 5.36 deaths per 100 live births 0.152 deaths per 100 live births Senegal
2020s 3.95 deaths per 100 live births 4.02 deaths per 100 live births 0.076 deaths per 100 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Myanmar or Senegal?
Myanmar, at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births against 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Myanmar and Senegal?
0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Senegal?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Senegal rank globally for child mortality rate?
Myanmar ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 50th of 200 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 rate. 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 rate
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
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

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