Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) was 33 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
33 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
49th
of 197 countries
All-time high
170.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1968
All-time low
33 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in Myanmar is 33 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Myanmar peaked at 170.7 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 33 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 49th 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 170.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1969 | 167.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 163.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 160.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 157.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 153.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 150.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 146.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 143 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 139.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 136.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 133.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 130.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 127.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 124.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 122 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 119.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 117.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 115.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 113.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 111.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 108.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 106.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 104.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 101.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 98.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 96.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 93.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 91.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 88.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 86.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 81.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 79.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 77.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 74.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 72.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 69.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 67.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | +48.0% |
| 2009 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -38.0% |
| 2010 | 56.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 54.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 51.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 47.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 45.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 43.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 42 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 37.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 35.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 33 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 33 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 per 1,000 live births, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 33 per 1,000 live births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.35 per 1,000 live births, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) 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 | +48.0% | 64.6 per 1,000 live births | 95.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | -38.0% | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | 59.3 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169.05 per 1,000 live births | 167.4 per 1,000 live births | 170.7 per 1,000 live births | 2 |
| 1970s | 148.46 per 1,000 live births | 133.2 per 1,000 live births | 163.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.07 per 1,000 live births | 108.9 per 1,000 live births | 130.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.18 per 1,000 live births | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | 106.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.18 per 1,000 live births | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | 95.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.98 per 1,000 live births | 39.1 per 1,000 live births | 56.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.34 per 1,000 live births | 33 per 1,000 live births | 37.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 46 Turkmenistan 33.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Dominica 33.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Tanzania 33.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 49 Mauritania 33 per 1,000 live births compare
- 51 South Africa 32.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 52 Senegal 32.3 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Myanmar?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Myanmar was 33 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, under-5, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 170.7 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Myanmar ranks 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.