Ghana vs Myanmar: Mortality rate, under-5
Ghana
35.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Myanmar
36.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Myanmar rank
48th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 35.9 per 1,000 live births in Ghana, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 51st and Myanmar ranks 48th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 203.35 per 1,000 live births | 178.15 per 1,000 live births | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 1970s | 188.16 per 1,000 live births | 157.25 per 1,000 live births | 30.91 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 1980s | 154.29 per 1,000 live births | 127.44 per 1,000 live births | 26.85 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 1990s | 115.36 per 1,000 live births | 102.88 per 1,000 live births | 12.48 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2000s | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | 80.77 per 1,000 live births | 3.33 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 54.37 per 1,000 live births | 52.09 per 1,000 live births | 2.28 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 38.84 per 1,000 live births | 39.48 per 1,000 live births | 0.64 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, Ghana or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 35.9 per 1,000 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ghana and Myanmar?
- 1 per 1,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Ghana ranks 51st and Myanmar ranks 48th of 196 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.