What is infant mortality rate by sex in Myanmar?

Infant mortality rate by sex in Myanmar was 2.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 11.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 2.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Myanmar rank for infant mortality rate by sex?

Myanmar ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Myanmar data come from?

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

Infant mortality rate by sex in Myanmar

Name: Infant mortality rate by sex in Myanmar
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Myanmar: Infant mortality rate by sex was 2.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.92 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

39th

of 199 countries

All-time high

11.73 deaths per 100 live births

in 1968

All-time low

2.92 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Infant mortality rate by sex in Myanmar, 1968–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate by sex in Myanmar stood at 2.92 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Myanmar peaked at 11.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 2.92 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Myanmar 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11.65 deaths per 100 live births	11.57 deaths per 100 live births	11.73 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	10.54 deaths per 100 live births	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	11.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.9 deaths per 100 live births	8.36 deaths per 100 live births	9.5 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.54 deaths per 100 live births	6.84 deaths per 100 live births	8.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.03 deaths per 100 live births	5.04 deaths per 100 live births	6.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.07 deaths per 100 live births	3.43 deaths per 100 live births	4.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.11 deaths per 100 live births	2.92 deaths per 100 live births	3.32 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

36 East Timor 3.09 deaths per 100 live births compare
37 Kenya 3.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
38 Yemen 3.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Ethiopia 2.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Botswana 2.85 deaths per 100 live births compare
42 Papua New Guinea 2.85 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate by sex in Myanmar?: Infant mortality rate by sex in Myanmar was 2.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 11.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 2.92 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Myanmar rank for infant mortality rate by sex?: Myanmar ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .