Infant deaths in Myanmar

Myanmar: Infant deaths was 29,371 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
29,371
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
29th
of 198 countries
All-time high
76,491
in 2000
All-time low
29,371
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Infant deaths in Myanmar, 2000–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000201220242000: 76.5k2001: 75.1k2002: 73.6k2003: 71.2k2004: 67.7k2005: 64.2k2006: 61.3k2007: 58.8k2008: 68.5k2009: 53.3k2010: 50.8k2011: 48.5k2012: 46.2k2013: 44.2k2014: 42.7k2015: 41.4k2016: 40.4k2017: 38.9k2018: 37.4k2019: 35.9k2020: 34.4k2021: 33.0k2022: 31.7k2023: 30.5k2024: 29.4k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 29,371 for infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant deaths in Myanmar peaked at 76,491 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29,371, in 2024.

That places Myanmar 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 67,009 53,276 76,491 10
2010s 42,638 35,868 50,847 10
2020s 31,796 29,371 34,391 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 26 Burkina Faso 31,762 compare
  2. 27 Brazil 31,647 compare
  3. 28 Zimbabwe 30,713 compare
  4. 30 Guinea 28,994 compare
  5. 31 Malawi 25,217 compare
  6. 32 Mexico 24,487 compare

See the full ranking of 221 places β†’

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All data for Myanmar β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is infant deaths in Myanmar?
Infant deaths in Myanmar was 29,371 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 76,491 in 2000.
What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 29,371 in 2024.
How does Myanmar rank for infant deaths?
Myanmar ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant deaths rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Infant deaths (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
221 places, 5,525 data points, 2000–2024
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