Number of under-five deaths in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of under-five deaths was 33,151 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Myanmar, 1973β2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 33,151 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Myanmar peaked at 165,828 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 33,151, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 32nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158,734 | 151,942 | 165,828 | 7 |
| 1980s | 140,955 | 125,847 | 149,877 | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,397 | 95,112 | 123,063 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,546 | 62,164 | 99,643 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,934 | 40,771 | 59,107 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,019 | 33,151 | 39,067 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,398 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.6071 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4976 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 604 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 604 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 449,133 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Myanmar?
- Number of under-five deaths in Myanmar was 33,151 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 165,828 in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,151 in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Myanmar ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.