Brazil vs Myanmar: Number of infant deaths
Brazil
31,647 deaths
in 2024
Myanmar
29,371 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
27th
Myanmar rank
29th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Brazil
- Myanmar
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 31,647 deaths against 29,371 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 2,276 deaths.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 339,217 deaths | 122,861 deaths | 216,356 deaths | Brazil |
| 1970s | 321,223 deaths | 118,568 deaths | 202,655 deaths | Brazil |
| 1980s | 249,859 deaths | 107,925 deaths | 141,934 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 148,458 deaths | 88,076 deaths | 60,381 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 71,779 deaths | 67,009 deaths | 4,770 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 41,532 deaths | 42,638 deaths | 1,106 deaths | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 33,360 deaths | 31,796 deaths | 1,564 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Brazil or Myanmar?
- Brazil, at 31,647 deaths against 29,371 deaths in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Brazil and Myanmar?
- 2,276 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Myanmar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Myanmar rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Myanmar ranks 29th 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 infant 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 1 .