Myanmar vs Yemen: Infant mortality by sex

Myanmar
3.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
3.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
40th
Yemen rank
38th

Infant mortality by sex over time

  • Myanmar
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.71 deaths per 100 live births against 3.61 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Yemen ahead.

Myanmar ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 38th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 13.61 deaths per 100 live births 25.15 deaths per 100 live births 11.54 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1970s 12.39 deaths per 100 live births 20.63 deaths per 100 live births 8.24 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1980s 10.61 deaths per 100 live births 13.02 deaths per 100 live births 2.41 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
1990s 9.05 deaths per 100 live births 9.5 deaths per 100 live births 0.4467 deaths per 100 live births Yemen
2000s 7.28 deaths per 100 live births 6.6 deaths per 100 live births 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
2010s 5 deaths per 100 live births 4.59 deaths per 100 live births 0.4001 deaths per 100 live births Myanmar
2020s 3.85 deaths per 100 live births 3.93 deaths per 100 live births 0.075 deaths per 100 live births Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Myanmar or Yemen?
Yemen, at 3.71 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 Myanmar and Yemen?
0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
Myanmar ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 38th 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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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .