Myanmar vs Zambia: Number of child deaths
Myanmar
33,151 deaths
in 2024
Zambia
32,949 deaths
in 2024
Myanmar rank
31st
Zambia rank
32nd
Number of child deaths over time
- Myanmar
- Zambia
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 33,151 deaths against 32,949 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 202 deaths.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd of 199 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158,734 deaths | 37,590 deaths | 121,144 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 140,955 deaths | 50,002 deaths | 90,953 deaths | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 109,397 deaths | 66,534 deaths | 42,863 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 81,546 deaths | 52,961 deaths | 28,585 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 48,934 deaths | 37,081 deaths | 11,853 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 36,019 deaths | 33,002 deaths | 3,017 deaths | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Myanmar or Zambia?
- Myanmar, at 33,151 deaths against 32,949 deaths in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Myanmar and Zambia?
- 202 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Zambia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Myanmar ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 32nd 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 .