Myanmar vs Rwanda: Child mortality rate
Myanmar
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
3.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
48th
Rwanda rank
46th
Child mortality rate over time
- Myanmar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.77 deaths per 100 live births against 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Rwanda ahead.
Myanmar ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.81 deaths per 100 live births | 21.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 15.73 deaths per 100 live births | 23.72 deaths per 100 live births | 7.99 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 12.74 deaths per 100 live births | 17.12 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 21.45 deaths per 100 live births | 11.16 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8.08 deaths per 100 live births | 11.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2058 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.018 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Myanmar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 3.77 deaths per 100 live births against 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Rwanda rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Myanmar ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .