Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Myanmar

Myanmar: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 19.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
19.6
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
47th
of 200 countries
All-time high
46.44
in 1990
All-time low
19.6
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Myanmar, 1990–2024

010203040501990200720241990: 46.41991: 45.71992: 45.11993: 44.21994: 43.11995: 421996: 40.91997: 39.91998: 38.81999: 37.82000: 36.82001: 35.82002: 34.92003: 34.12004: 33.22005: 32.42006: 31.52007: 30.72008: 30.42009: 292010: 28.12011: 27.22012: 26.42013: 25.72014: 252015: 24.42016: 23.82017: 23.12018: 22.62019: 22.12020: 21.62021: 21.12022: 20.62023: 20.12024: 19.6

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Myanmar is 19.6, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Myanmar peaked at 46.44 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 19.6, in 2024.

Myanmar ranks 47th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Myanmar, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 46.44
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
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

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 44 Kenya 20.7 compare
  2. 45 Papua New Guinea 20.07 compare
  3. 46 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.9 compare
  4. 48 Burundi 19.07 compare
  5. 49 Angola 18.12 compare
  6. 50 Ghana 18.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Myanmar?
Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Myanmar was 19.6 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 46.44 in 1990.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 19.6 in 2024.
How does Myanmar rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Myanmar ranks 47th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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