Myanmar vs East Timor: Infant mortality rate by sex
Myanmar
2.92 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
East Timor
3.09 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
39th
East Timor rank
36th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Myanmar
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 3.09 deaths per 100 live births against 2.92 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was East Timor ahead.
Myanmar ranks 39th and East Timor ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6 deaths per 100 live births | 17.62 deaths per 100 live births | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 1990s | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | 13.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2000s | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | 6.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2483 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
| 2010s | 4.07 deaths per 100 live births | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0305 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1618 deaths per 100 live births | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Myanmar or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 3.09 deaths per 100 live births against 2.92 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Myanmar and East Timor?
- 0.17 deaths per 100 live births, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and East Timor?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and East Timor rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Myanmar ranks 39th and East Timor ranks 36th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .