Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Myanmar?

Myanmar, at 28,751 deaths against 24,959 deaths in Benin as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Myanmar?

3,792 deaths, with Myanmar 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Myanmar: Number of infants who die before age 1

Benin

24,959 deaths

in 2023

Myanmar

28,751 deaths

in 2023

Benin rank

33rd

Myanmar rank

30th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Benin
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 28,751 deaths against 24,959 deaths in Benin, a difference of 3,792 deaths.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 33rd and Myanmar ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19,780 deaths	154,377 deaths	134,597 deaths	Myanmar
1960s	21,722 deaths	133,850 deaths	112,128 deaths	Myanmar
1970s	22,394 deaths	118,167 deaths	95,773 deaths	Myanmar
1980s	24,267 deaths	105,442 deaths	81,175 deaths	Myanmar
1990s	25,494 deaths	83,416 deaths	57,922 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	26,246 deaths	62,245 deaths	35,999 deaths	Myanmar
2010s	27,274 deaths	40,128 deaths	12,853 deaths	Myanmar
2020s	25,442 deaths	30,548 deaths	5,106 deaths	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Benin or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 28,751 deaths against 24,959 deaths in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Benin and Myanmar?: 3,792 deaths, with Myanmar 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 infants who die before age 1?: Benin ranks 33rd and Myanmar ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.