Brazil vs Myanmar: Number of child deaths
Brazil
36,892 deaths
in 2024
Myanmar
33,151 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
29th
Myanmar rank
31st
Number of child deaths over time
- Brazil
- Myanmar
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36,892 deaths against 33,151 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 3,741 deaths.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 31st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 397,603 deaths | 158,734 deaths | 238,869 deaths | Brazil |
| 1980s | 307,434 deaths | 140,955 deaths | 166,479 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 178,534 deaths | 109,397 deaths | 69,137 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 84,806 deaths | 81,546 deaths | 3,261 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 48,372 deaths | 48,934 deaths | 562.3 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 38,985 deaths | 36,019 deaths | 2,966 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Brazil or Myanmar?
- Brazil, at 36,892 deaths against 33,151 deaths in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Brazil and Myanmar?
- 3,741 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Myanmar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Myanmar rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Brazil ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 31st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .