Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Myanmar: Number of under-five deaths

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
138,730
in 2024
Myanmar
33,151
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Myanmar rank
31st

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Myanmar
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197319982024

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 138,730 against 33,151 in Myanmar, a difference of 105,579.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.2 times Myanmar's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Myanmar ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 508,877 109,397 399,480 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 289,193 81,546 207,647 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 193,242 48,934 144,308 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 148,362 36,019 112,343 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Myanmar?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 138,730 against 33,151 in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
105,579, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Myanmar rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Myanmar ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of children dying before reaching age five.