Gambia vs Myanmar: Infant mortality by sex
Gambia
3.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar
3.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
39th
Myanmar rank
40th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Gambia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 3.67 deaths per 100 live births against 3.61 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 39th and Myanmar ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.93 deaths per 100 live births | 13.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 14.86 deaths per 100 live births | 12.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 12.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 9.61 deaths per 100 live births | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5633 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2845 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0122 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 3.9 deaths per 100 live births | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.049 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Gambia or Myanmar?
- Gambia, at 3.67 deaths per 100 live births against 3.61 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Gambia and Myanmar?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Myanmar?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Myanmar rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Gambia ranks 39th and Myanmar ranks 40th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .