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

Myanmar, at 28,751 deaths against 26,166 deaths in Zambia as of 2023.

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

2,585 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Number of infants who die before age 1

Myanmar

28,751 deaths

in 2023

Zambia

26,166 deaths

in 2023

Myanmar rank

30th

Zambia rank

32nd

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Myanmar
Zambia

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 28,751 deaths against 26,166 deaths in Zambia, a difference of 2,585 deaths.

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

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

Myanmar ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	154,377 deaths	15,640 deaths	138,738 deaths	Myanmar
1960s	133,850 deaths	19,088 deaths	114,763 deaths	Myanmar
1970s	118,167 deaths	23,124 deaths	95,043 deaths	Myanmar
1980s	105,442 deaths	30,772 deaths	74,670 deaths	Myanmar
1990s	83,416 deaths	40,405 deaths	43,011 deaths	Myanmar
2000s	62,245 deaths	36,110 deaths	26,135 deaths	Myanmar
2010s	40,128 deaths	28,980 deaths	11,147 deaths	Myanmar
2020s	30,548 deaths	26,630 deaths	3,918 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, Myanmar or Zambia?: Myanmar, at 28,751 deaths against 26,166 deaths in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Myanmar and Zambia?: 2,585 deaths, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Zambia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Zambia rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Myanmar ranks 30th and Zambia 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 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.