France vs Myanmar (Burma): Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in France and 31.8 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 28.3 per 1,000 live births, or 9.08 times that in France.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

FranceMyanmar (Burma)UN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, France ranked 193 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 39 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts France at 1 per 1,000 live births and Myanmar (Burma) at 6.1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	France	Myanmar (Burma)	World
2023	3.5	31.8	27.3
2022	3.6	32.9	28.2
2021	3.7	33.9	28.4
2020	3.5	34.9	28.7
2019	3.7	36	29.2
2018	3.8	37.2	29.7
2017	3.8	38.6	30.3
2016	3.6	39.9	31.1
2015	3.6	41.4	32.1
2014	3.5	42.9	32.9
2013	3.6	44.5	33.9
2012	3.5	46.2	35
2011	3.4	48.1	36.8
2010	3.6	49.9	37.7
2009	3.8	51.8	39.1
2008	3.7	65.1	40.4
2007	3.7	55.7	42
2006	3.8	57.6	43.7
2005	3.7	59.5	45.4
2004	4	61.4	47.2
2003	4.1	63.1	48.8
2002	4.2	64.9	50.6
2001	4.5	66.6	52.2
2000	4.6	68.3	53.7
1999	4.4	69.9	55.5
1998	4.7	71.6	57.1
1997	4.8	73.4	58.3
1996	4.8	75.1	59.6
1995	5	76.8	60.8
1994	6	78.5	62
1993	6.4	80.2	62.9
1992	6.8	82	64.1
1991	7.3	83.7	64.9
1990	7.4	85.3	64.9
1989	7.6	86.9	66.2
1988	8	88.6	68
1987	7.9	90	68.6
1986	8.2	91.5	70.8
1985	8.4	93	72.9
1984	8.5	94.6	74.6
1983	9	96.1	76.1
1982	9.5	97.8	76.6
1981	9.9	99.5	78.7
1980	10.5	101.3	80.6
1979	10.4	103.1	82.5
1978	10.8	105.2	84.7
1977	11.9	106.9	86.4
1976	12.7	108.9	88.1
1975	13.4	111	89.6
1974	14.4	113	90.9
1973	15.2	115	92.1
1972	16.1	117	93.6
1971	17.3	119.1	96.1
1970	18.3	121.4	96.9
1969	19.6	124	98.3
1968	20.3	127.1	100.2
1967	20.4	130.5	103.1
1966	21.6	134.2	104.9
1965	21.6	138.3	106.4
1964	23.3	142.5	106.1
1963	25.6	146.7	107.7
1962	25.4	150.6	110.2
1961	25.7	154.3	121.5
1960	27.2	158	131.8
1959	29.3	161.6	125.7
1958	31.1	165.3	117.7
1957	33.5	169.2	120
1956	35.9	173.3	121.9
1955	38.1	177.6	124.8
1954	40.7	182.1	127.7
1953	41.2	186.7	130.1
1952	44.9	191.5	132.7
1951	49.5	196.8	136
1950	51.3	201.4	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	France	Myanmar (Burma)	World
2024	3.22.7–3.6	33.326.4–40.1	26.9
2025	3.12.5–3.7	32.423.6–41.8	26.4
2026	32.4–3.8	31.621–42.8	25.9
2027	32.3–3.8	30.819.2–44.4	25.4
2028	2.92.2–3.9	3017.2–45.1	24.9
2029	2.92.1–3.9	29.315.7–45.9	24.5
2030	2.82–4	28.414.7–45.7	24
2031	2.82–4	27.613.5–46.3	23.6
2032	2.71.9–4	26.712.1–45.7	23.2
2033	2.71.8–4.1	2611.5–46	22.8
2034	2.61.8–4.1	25.210.7–45.9	22.3
2035	2.61.7–4	24.510–46	21.9
2036	2.51.6–4	23.89.2–45.8	21.5
2037	2.51.6–4	23.18.6–45.3	21.1
2038	2.41.5–4	22.58.1–45.4	20.8
2039	2.41.5–4	21.87.6–45.8	20.4
2040	2.41.4–3.9	21.27.4–44.7	20
2041	2.31.4–3.9	20.67–45.3	19.7
2042	2.31.4–3.9	206.6–45.8	19.4
2043	2.21.3–3.9	19.56.3–45.5	19
2044	2.21.3–3.9	195.9–44.7	18.7
2045	2.21.2–3.9	18.55.5–45.3	18.4
2046	2.11.2–3.8	17.95.4–44.4	18.2
2047	2.11.2–3.7	17.45.2–43.5	17.9
2048	2.11.2–3.7	175–43.5	17.7
2049	21.1–3.7	16.54.7–43.1	17.5
2050	21.1–3.7	164.5–43.9	17.3
2051	21.1–3.7	15.64.4–43.4	17.1
2052	1.91–3.6	15.24.1–43.6	16.9
2053	1.91–3.7	14.83.8–42.2	16.7
2054	1.91–3.7	14.53.8–42.9	16.5
2055	1.81–3.8	14.13.6–42.3	16.3
2056	1.80.9–3.8	13.83.5–42.4	16.1
2057	1.80.9–3.7	13.43.4–42.2	15.9
2058	1.80.9–3.8	133.3–42.1	15.7
2059	1.70.8–3.7	12.73.1–41.1	15.5
2060	1.70.8–3.6	12.43–40.2	15.3
2061	1.70.8–3.6	12.12.9–40.9	15.1
2062	1.70.8–3.6	11.92.9–40.2	14.9
2063	1.60.8–3.5	11.72.8–40.5	14.7
2064	1.60.7–3.5	11.42.8–39.5	14.5
2065	1.60.7–3.5	11.22.7–39.7	14.3
2066	1.60.7–3.4	112.7–40.4	14.1
2067	1.50.7–3.5	10.72.7–39.6	13.9
2068	1.50.7–3.4	10.62.6–39.8	13.8
2069	1.50.6–3.4	10.32.5–39.8	13.6
2070	1.50.6–3.5	10.12.5–40.4	13.4
2071	1.50.6–3.4	9.92.4–39.2	13.2
2072	1.40.6–3.3	9.72.4–39.7	13
2073	1.40.5–3.3	9.52.4–38.6	12.9
2074	1.40.5–3.3	9.32.3–38.7	12.7
2075	1.40.5–3.2	9.12.3–38.2	12.6
2076	1.40.5–3.2	8.92.2–38	12.4
2077	1.30.5–3.2	8.72.2–38	12.3
2078	1.30.5–3.2	8.52.1–37.9	12.1
2079	1.30.5–3.2	8.42.1–38.2	12
2080	1.30.4–3.2	8.32.1–38	11.8
2081	1.30.4–3.2	8.12.1–38.5	11.7
2082	1.20.4–3.1	82.1–38.7	11.6
2083	1.20.4–3.1	7.82.1–39	11.5
2084	1.20.4–3	7.72.1–39.5	11.4
2085	1.20.3–3	7.52–38.1	11.3
2086	1.20.3–3	7.42–38	11.1
2087	1.20.3–3.1	7.32–37.6	11
2088	1.10.3–3	7.12–37.7	10.9
2089	1.10.3–2.9	71.9–38.1	10.8
2090	1.10.3–2.9	6.91.9–38.1	10.7
2091	1.10.3–2.9	6.81.9–36.9	10.6
2092	1.10.3–2.9	6.71.9–36.9	10.5
2093	1.10.3–2.8	6.71.9–37.4	10.4
2094	10.3–2.8	6.61.8–37	10.3
2095	10.2–2.8	6.51.8–37.1	10.1
2096	10.2–2.8	6.41.8–36.1	10
2097	10.2–2.7	6.31.8–35.6	9.9
2098	10.2–2.8	6.31.8–36.3	9.8
2099	10.2–2.7	6.21.8–36.9	9.7
2100	10.2–2.6	6.11.7–36.4	9.6

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Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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