Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 3.32% to 43.7 in Myanmar in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Myanmar reached an all time high of 182 in 1968 and an all time low of 43.7 in 2020. When compared to Myanmar's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in China amounted to 7.30, 32.6 in India, 44.1 in Laos and 8.70 in Thailand in 2020.
Myanmar has been ranked 43rd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Bangladesh | 40.1 | 38.1 | 36.1 | 34.2 | 32.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | 33.4 | 31.8 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 27.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 46.2 | 43.5 | 41.0 | 38.6 | 36.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.80 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 56.3 | 53.8 | 51.5 | 49.4 | 47.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 8.00 | 8.10 | 8.10 | 8.30 | 8.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 54.1 | 52.2 | 50.3 | 48.5 | 46.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 78.3 | 76.0 | 73.8 | 71.6 | 69.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.90 | 8.20 | 7.50 | 6.90 | 6.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 9.30 | 8.70 | 8.20 | 7.80 | 7.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.90 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.90 | 6.80 | 6.70 | 6.60 | 6.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.3 |
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