Myanmar vs Rwanda: Mortality rate, under-5
Myanmar
36.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
37.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
48th
Rwanda rank
46th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Myanmar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 37.7 per 1,000 live births against 36.9 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.8 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 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 178.15 per 1,000 live births | 215.2 per 1,000 live births | 37.05 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 157.25 per 1,000 live births | 237.18 per 1,000 live births | 79.93 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 127.44 per 1,000 live births | 171.2 per 1,000 live births | 43.76 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 102.88 per 1,000 live births | 214.51 per 1,000 live births | 111.63 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 80.77 per 1,000 live births | 117.71 per 1,000 live births | 36.94 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 52.09 per 1,000 live births | 50.04 per 1,000 live births | 2.05 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 39.48 per 1,000 live births | 39.68 per 1,000 live births | 0.2 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Myanmar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 37.7 per 1,000 live births against 36.9 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 0.8 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?
- Myanmar ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th 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.