Myanmar vs Senegal: Mortality rate, under-5

Myanmar
36.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal
36.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
48th
Senegal rank
50th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Myanmar
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 36.5 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Senegal ahead.

Myanmar ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 50th of 196 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 178.15 per 1,000 live births 293.1 per 1,000 live births 114.95 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1970s 157.25 per 1,000 live births 254.04 per 1,000 live births 96.79 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1980s 127.44 per 1,000 live births 173.42 per 1,000 live births 45.98 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1990s 102.88 per 1,000 live births 136.12 per 1,000 live births 33.24 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2000s 80.77 per 1,000 live births 94.31 per 1,000 live births 13.54 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2010s 52.09 per 1,000 live births 53.61 per 1,000 live births 1.52 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2020s 39.48 per 1,000 live births 40.24 per 1,000 live births 0.76 per 1,000 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Myanmar or Senegal?
Myanmar, at 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 36.5 per 1,000 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Myanmar and Senegal?
0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Senegal?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Myanmar and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Myanmar ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 50th 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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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.