Child mortality rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Child mortality rate was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
48th
of 200 countries
All-time high
27.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 1960
All-time low
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
58
1960–2024
Child mortality rate in Myanmar, 1960–2024
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 rate in Myanmar stood at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Myanmar peaked at 27.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.69 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Child mortality rate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.47 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1968 | 17.99 deaths per 100 live births | -34.5% |
| 1969 | 17.64 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 17.3 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 16.96 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 16.61 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 16.25 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 15.91 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 15.55 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 15.17 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 14.5 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 14.17 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 13.87 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 13.59 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 13.31 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 13.05 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 12.82 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 12.6 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 12.39 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 12.17 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 11.94 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 11.46 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.21 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 10.94 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 10.68 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 10.41 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.15 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 9.88 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 9.63 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 9.38 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 8.89 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.65 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.91 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 7.63 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.36 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.08 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | +43.6% |
| 2009 | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | -36.0% |
| 2010 | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.97 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 5.46 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.24 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.68 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.08 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 3.69 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69 deaths per 100 live births, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 3.69 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.72 deaths per 100 live births, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +43.6% | 7.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births |
| 2009 | -36.0% | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1968 | -34.5% | 27.47 deaths per 100 live births | 17.99 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.03 deaths per 100 live births | 17.64 deaths per 100 live births | 27.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3 |
| 1970s | 15.72 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
- 48 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
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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Myanmar?
- Child mortality rate 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 rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 27.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for child mortality rate?
- Myanmar ranks 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate 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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.