Kenya vs Myanmar: Infant mortality rate
Kenya
3.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar
3.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
37th
Myanmar rank
40th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Kenya
- Myanmar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.42 deaths per 100 live births against 3.28 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Myanmar ahead.
Kenya ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9 deaths per 100 live births | 12.65 deaths per 100 live births | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 7.94 deaths per 100 live births | 11.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 6.49 deaths per 100 live births | 9.78 deaths per 100 live births | 3.29 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 6.93 deaths per 100 live births | 8.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 5.18 deaths per 100 live births | 6.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6003 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0421 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Kenya or Myanmar?
- Kenya, at 3.42 deaths per 100 live births against 3.28 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Kenya and Myanmar?
- 0.14 deaths per 100 live births, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Myanmar?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Myanmar rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Kenya ranks 37th 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 rate. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .