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

South Africa, at 33,080 deaths against 28,751 deaths in Myanmar as of 2023.

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

4,329 deaths, with South Africa ahead.

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

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.

Myanmar vs South Africa: Number of infants who die before age 1

Myanmar

28,751 deaths

in 2023

South Africa

33,080 deaths

in 2023

Myanmar rank

30th

South Africa rank

27th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Myanmar
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 33,080 deaths against 28,751 deaths in Myanmar, a difference of 4,329 deaths.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1950s	154,377 deaths	69,764 deaths	84,613 deaths	Myanmar
1960s	133,850 deaths	69,162 deaths	64,689 deaths	Myanmar
1970s	118,167 deaths	73,999 deaths	44,168 deaths	Myanmar
1980s	105,442 deaths	65,781 deaths	39,661 deaths	Myanmar
1990s	83,416 deaths	53,593 deaths	29,823 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	62,245 deaths	53,178 deaths	9,067 deaths	Myanmar
2010s	40,128 deaths	33,232 deaths	6,896 deaths	Myanmar
2020s	30,548 deaths	32,032 deaths	1,484 deaths	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Myanmar or South Africa?: South Africa, at 33,080 deaths against 28,751 deaths in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Myanmar and South Africa?: 4,329 deaths, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South Africa?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and South Africa rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Myanmar ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 27th 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.