Ethiopia vs Myanmar: Infant mortality rate by sex

Ethiopia
2.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar
2.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
40th
Myanmar rank
39th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Myanmar
5101520196619952024

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 2.92 deaths per 100 live births against 2.91 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 39th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 13.01 deaths per 100 live births 11.65 deaths per 100 live births 1.36 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
1970s 14.09 deaths per 100 live births 10.54 deaths per 100 live births 3.55 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
1980s 14.49 deaths per 100 live births 8.9 deaths per 100 live births 5.59 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
1990s 9.9 deaths per 100 live births 7.54 deaths per 100 live births 2.36 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
2000s 6.57 deaths per 100 live births 6.03 deaths per 100 live births 0.544 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
2010s 4.15 deaths per 100 live births 4.07 deaths per 100 live births 0.0814 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia
2020s 3.63 deaths per 100 live births 3.11 deaths per 100 live births 0.5198 deaths per 100 live births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 2.92 deaths per 100 live births against 2.91 deaths per 100 live births in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Ethiopia and Myanmar?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Myanmar?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Myanmar rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Ethiopia ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 39th 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 rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .