What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Europe & Central Asia and Myanmar?

26.2 per 1,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Myanmar?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Myanmar: Mortality rate, infant

Europe & Central Asia

6.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Myanmar

32.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia rank

40th

Myanmar rank

40th

Mortality rate, infant over time

Europe & Central Asia
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 6.6 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 26.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 5.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23 per 1,000 live births	83.12 per 1,000 live births	60.12 per 1,000 live births	Myanmar
2000s	13.64 per 1,000 live births	66.69 per 1,000 live births	53.05 per 1,000 live births	Myanmar
2010s	8.32 per 1,000 live births	45.43 per 1,000 live births	37.11 per 1,000 live births	Myanmar
2020s	6.84 per 1,000 live births	34.94 per 1,000 live births	28.1 per 1,000 live births	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Europe & Central Asia or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 32.8 per 1,000 live births against 6.6 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Europe & Central Asia and Myanmar?: 26.2 per 1,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Myanmar?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Myanmar rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.