Number of neonatal deaths by region in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of neonatal deaths by region was 17,588 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 17,588 for number of neonatal deaths by region in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths by region in Myanmar peaked at 50,329 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,588, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 27th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths by region in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50,329 | — |
| 1991 | 49,760 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 48,922 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 47,903 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 46,500 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 45,063 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 43,636 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 42,249 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 40,857 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 39,567 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 38,587 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 37,786 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 36,955 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 35,384 | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 33,667 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 32,231 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 31,034 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 30,098 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 29,406 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 27,752 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 26,654 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 25,669 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 24,762 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 24,120 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 23,505 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 23,178 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 22,694 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 22,026 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 21,308 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 20,654 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 19,947 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 19,332 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 18,712 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 18,195 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 17,588 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,479 | 39,567 | 50,329 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,290 | 27,752 | 38,587 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,457 | 20,654 | 26,654 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,755 | 17,588 | 19,947 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths by region in Myanmar?
- Number of neonatal deaths by region in Myanmar was 17,588 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 50,329 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths by region recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,588 in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths by region rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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 (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.