Myanmar vs Rwanda: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Myanmar
36.93 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
37.74 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Myanmar rank
50th
Rwanda rank
48th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Myanmar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 37.74 per 1,000 live births against 36.93 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.81 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Myanmar ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 48th of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.78 per 1,000 live births | 117.71 per 1,000 live births | 36.93 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 52.09 per 1,000 live births | 50.03 per 1,000 live births | 2.06 per 1,000 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 39.49 per 1,000 live births | 39.67 per 1,000 live births | 0.1804 per 1,000 live births | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Myanmar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 37.74 per 1,000 live births against 36.93 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 0.81 per 1,000 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Rwanda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Rwanda rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Myanmar ranks 50th and Rwanda ranks 48th 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.