Myanmar vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Myanmar
33 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
32.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
49th
South Africa rank
51st
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Myanmar
- South Africa
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 33 per 1,000 live births against 32.4 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st of 197 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 138.03 per 1,000 live births | 99.85 per 1,000 live births | 38.18 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 119.07 per 1,000 live births | 68.46 per 1,000 live births | 50.61 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 95.18 per 1,000 live births | 55.58 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 74.18 per 1,000 live births | 69.22 per 1,000 live births | 4.96 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 46.98 per 1,000 live births | 37.15 per 1,000 live births | 9.83 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 35.34 per 1,000 live births | 31.74 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Myanmar or South Africa?
- Myanmar, at 33 per 1,000 live births against 32.4 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Myanmar and South Africa?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Myanmar ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.