Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Benin or Myanmar?

Benin, at 37,100 deaths against 35,706 deaths in Myanmar as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Benin and Myanmar?

1,394 deaths, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Myanmar?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Myanmar: Number of children who die before age 5

Benin

37,100 deaths

in 2023

Myanmar

35,706 deaths

in 2023

Benin rank

29th

Myanmar rank

32nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Benin
Myanmar

How they compare

Benin currently reports 37,100 deaths against 35,706 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 1,394 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Benin ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	32,570 deaths	250,197 deaths	217,626 deaths	Myanmar
1960s	35,806 deaths	199,501 deaths	163,695 deaths	Myanmar
1970s	37,120 deaths	166,206 deaths	129,086 deaths	Myanmar
1980s	39,594 deaths	144,022 deaths	104,427 deaths	Myanmar
1990s	40,753 deaths	110,885 deaths	70,133 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	40,810 deaths	82,347 deaths	41,537 deaths	Myanmar
2010s	41,383 deaths	50,182 deaths	8,798 deaths	Myanmar
2020s	38,162 deaths	37,982 deaths	179.5 deaths	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Benin or Myanmar?: Benin, at 37,100 deaths against 35,706 deaths in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Benin and Myanmar?: 1,394 deaths, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Myanmar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Benin and Myanmar rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Benin ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.