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

Brazil, at 31,406 deaths against 28,751 deaths in Myanmar as of 2023.

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

2,655 deaths, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil 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.

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

Brazil

31,406 deaths

in 2023

Myanmar

28,751 deaths

in 2023

Brazil rank

29th

Myanmar rank

30th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Brazil
Myanmar

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 31,406 deaths against 28,751 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 2,655 deaths.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 30th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	400,298 deaths	154,377 deaths	245,920 deaths	Brazil
1960s	385,079 deaths	133,850 deaths	251,228 deaths	Brazil
1970s	331,872 deaths	118,167 deaths	213,705 deaths	Brazil
1980s	257,601 deaths	105,442 deaths	152,159 deaths	Brazil
1990s	151,794 deaths	83,416 deaths	68,377 deaths	Brazil
2000s	73,463 deaths	62,245 deaths	11,218 deaths	Brazil
2010s	42,064 deaths	40,128 deaths	1,936 deaths	Brazil
2020s	32,974 deaths	30,548 deaths	2,426 deaths	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Brazil or Myanmar?: Brazil, at 31,406 deaths against 28,751 deaths in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Brazil and Myanmar?: 2,655 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Myanmar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Myanmar rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Brazil ranks 29th 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.