Neonatal mortality rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Neonatal mortality rate was 19.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19.6
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
47th
of 199 countries
All-time high
46.99
in 1989
All-time low
19.6
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Myanmar, 1989–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Myanmar stood at 19.6. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Myanmar peaked at 46.99 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 19.6, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 47th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 46.99 | — |
| 1990 | 46.44 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 45.74 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 45.05 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 44.17 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 43.12 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 42.04 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 40.9 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 39.85 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 38.82 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 37.78 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 36.8 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 35.82 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 34.93 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 34.07 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 33.21 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 32.4 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 31.53 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 30.71 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 30.39 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 28.98 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 28.08 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.22 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 26.41 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 25.69 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 25.01 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 24.4 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 23.75 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 23.14 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 22.58 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 22.07 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 21.55 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 21.05 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.58 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 20.13 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 19.6 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.99 | 46.99 | 46.99 | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.39 | 37.78 | 46.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.89 | 28.98 | 36.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.84 | 22.07 | 28.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.58 | 19.6 | 21.55 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,398 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0431 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Myanmar?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Myanmar was 19.6 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 46.99 in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6 in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Myanmar ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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