Myanmar vs Rwanda: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Myanmar
40.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
41.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
47th
Rwanda rank
45th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Myanmar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 41.2 per 1,000 live births against 40.5 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Rwanda ahead.
Myanmar ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 45th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.8 per 1,000 live births | 224.25 per 1,000 live births | 37.45 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 165.65 per 1,000 live births | 247.06 per 1,000 live births | 81.41 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 135.43 per 1,000 live births | 179.93 per 1,000 live births | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 110.22 per 1,000 live births | 222.95 per 1,000 live births | 112.73 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 87.07 per 1,000 live births | 123.37 per 1,000 live births | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 56.96 per 1,000 live births | 53.86 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 43.22 per 1,000 live births | 0.18 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, male, Myanmar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 41.2 per 1,000 live births against 40.5 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Myanmar ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 45th 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, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.