Mortality rate, infant in Myanmar
Myanmar: Mortality rate, infant was 32.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
40th
of 197 countries
All-time high
127.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1968
All-time low
32.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Myanmar, 1968–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 32.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Myanmar peaked at 127.5 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 32.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 40th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 127.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1969 | 125.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 123.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 122 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 120 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 118 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 116 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 113.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 111.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 109.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 107.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 105.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 104.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 102.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 100.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 99.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 98.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 97 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 95.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 94.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 93.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 92 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 89 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 87.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 85.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 84 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 80.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 78.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 77.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 75.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 73.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 72.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 70.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 68.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 66.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 64.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 62.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 60.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 71 per 1,000 live births | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 56 per 1,000 live births | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 49.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 47.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 45.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 44.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 41.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 39.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 37.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 36 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.5 per 1,000 live births | 125.5 per 1,000 live births | 127.5 per 1,000 live births | 2 |
| 1970s | 114.85 per 1,000 live births | 105.8 per 1,000 live births | 123.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.77 per 1,000 live births | 92 per 1,000 live births | 104.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.12 per 1,000 live births | 75.6 per 1,000 live births | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.69 per 1,000 live births | 56 per 1,000 live births | 73.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.43 per 1,000 live births | 38.4 per 1,000 live births | 53.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.94 per 1,000 live births | 32.8 per 1,000 live births | 37.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Myanmar?
- Mortality rate, infant in Myanmar was 32.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 127.5 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Myanmar ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.