Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Myanmar
Myanmar: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.5305 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Myanmar is 0.5305, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Myanmar peaked at 0.5305 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2951, in 2008.
Myanmar ranks 101st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.409 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4137 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4168 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4185 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4176 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4173 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4168 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4164 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.416 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.416 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4178 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4195 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4206 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4178 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4224 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4276 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4348 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2951 | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4464 | +51.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4509 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4575 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4644 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4737 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4804 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4895 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4935 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4972 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5007 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5066 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5106 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.516 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5206 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5279 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5305 | +0.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.5305 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5149, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.5305 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5067, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +51.3% | 0.2951 | 0.4464 |
| 2008 | -32.1% | 0.4348 | 0.2951 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4158 | 0.409 | 0.4185 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.412 | 0.2951 | 0.4464 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4814 | 0.4509 | 0.5066 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5211 | 0.5106 | 0.5305 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Myanmar?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Myanmar was 0.5305 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5305 in 2024.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2951 in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Myanmar ranks 101st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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