What is child mortality in Myanmar?

Child mortality in Myanmar was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 43.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Myanmar rank for child mortality?

Myanmar ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Myanmar data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Myanmar

Name: Child mortality in Myanmar
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Myanmar: Child mortality was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.69 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

48th

of 203 countries

All-time high

43.31 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

3.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Myanmar, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Myanmar stood at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Myanmar peaked at 43.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 3.69 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Myanmar 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	43.3 deaths per 100 live births	43.25 deaths per 100 live births	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	42.97 deaths per 100 live births	42.64 deaths per 100 live births	43.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	42.09 deaths per 100 live births	41.64 deaths per 100 live births	42.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	41.08 deaths per 100 live births	40.62 deaths per 100 live births	41.53 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	39.89 deaths per 100 live births	39.26 deaths per 100 live births	40.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	39.99 deaths per 100 live births	36.52 deaths per 100 live births	42.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	29.6 deaths per 100 live births	25.32 deaths per 100 live births	34.95 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	21.14 deaths per 100 live births	17.64 deaths per 100 live births	24.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	15.73 deaths per 100 live births	14.17 deaths per 100 live births	17.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	12.74 deaths per 100 live births	11.7 deaths per 100 live births	13.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.29 deaths per 100 live births	9.14 deaths per 100 live births	11.46 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	8.08 deaths per 100 live births	6.51 deaths per 100 live births	10.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	5.21 deaths per 100 live births	4.36 deaths per 100 live births	6.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.95 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

45 Palestine 3.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
46 Rwanda 3.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
47 Tanzania 3.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
49 Mauritania 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
50 Senegal 3.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 Ghana 3.59 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Myanmar

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 604 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 604 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 449,133 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 435,071 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 454,723 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 439,799 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 460,874 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 445,016 (2025)

All data for Myanmar →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Myanmar?: Child mortality in Myanmar was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 43.31 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Myanmar rank for child mortality?: Myanmar ranks 48th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.