Ghana vs Myanmar: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Ghana
35.88 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Myanmar
36.93 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
53rd
Myanmar rank
50th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Ghana
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 36.93 per 1,000 live births against 35.88 per 1,000 live births in Ghana, a difference of 1.05 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 53rd and Myanmar ranks 50th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | 80.78 per 1,000 live births | 3.32 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2010s | 54.38 per 1,000 live births | 52.09 per 1,000 live births | 2.29 per 1,000 live births | Ghana |
| 2020s | 38.83 per 1,000 live births | 39.49 per 1,000 live births | 0.6598 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Ghana or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 36.93 per 1,000 live births against 35.88 per 1,000 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Ghana and Myanmar?
- 1.05 per 1,000 live births, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Myanmar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Myanmar rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Ghana ranks 53rd and Myanmar ranks 50th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.