Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Myanmar
Myanmar: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 304 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Myanmar, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Myanmar stood at 304.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Myanmar peaked at 697 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 263, in 2003.
Myanmar ranks 15th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 303 | — |
| 2001 | 291 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 278 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 263 | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 697 | +165.0% |
| 2005 | 647 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 597 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 547 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 323 | -41.0% |
| 2009 | 465 | +44.0% |
| 2010 | 430 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 393 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 363 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 341 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 322 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 304 | -5.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 304 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43, 7.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 304 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5, 86.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +165.0% | 263 | 697 |
| 2009 | +44.0% | 323 | 465 |
| 2008 | -41.0% | 547 | 323 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 441.1 | 263 | 697 | 10 |
| 2010s | 358.83 | 304 | 430 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Myanmar?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Myanmar was 304 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 697 in 2004.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 263 in 2003.
- How does Myanmar rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Myanmar ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.