Mortality rate, under-5, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 40.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
40.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
47th
of 196 countries
All-time high
188.5 per 1,000 live births
in 1968
All-time low
40.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
57
1968–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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, male in Myanmar is 40.5 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 3.6% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Myanmar peaked at 188.5 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 40.5 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 47th of 196 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, male in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 188.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1969 | 185.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 181.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 178.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 174.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 171.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 167.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 163.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 160 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 156.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 153.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 149.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 146.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 144 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 141.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 138.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 136.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 133.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 131.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 129.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 127.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 124.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 122.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 119.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 117.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 114.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 111.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 108.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 106.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 103.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 100.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 98.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 95.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 93.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 90.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 88.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 85.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 79.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 76.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 107.6 per 1,000 live births | +40.1% |
| 2009 | 70.8 per 1,000 live births | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 65 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 62.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 57.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 51.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 49.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 47.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 42 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 186.8 per 1,000 live births | 185.1 per 1,000 live births | 188.5 per 1,000 live births | 2 |
| 1970s | 165.65 per 1,000 live births | 149.9 per 1,000 live births | 181.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 135.43 per 1,000 live births | 124.8 per 1,000 live births | 146.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.22 per 1,000 live births | 98.2 per 1,000 live births | 122.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.07 per 1,000 live births | 70.8 per 1,000 live births | 107.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.96 per 1,000 live births | 47.9 per 1,000 live births | 67.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | 46.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Myanmar?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Myanmar was 40.5 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, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 188.5 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Myanmar ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.