Japan vs Myanmar (Burma)

Japan vs Myanmar (Burma): Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.2 per 100 live births in Japan and 3.7 per 100 live births in Myanmar (Burma), by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 3.5 per 100 live births, or 15 times that in Japan.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Japan vs Myanmar (Burma): Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.2 per 100 live births in Japan and 3.7 per 100 live births in Myanmar (Burma), by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 3.5 per 100 live births, or 15 times that in Japan.
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What the numbers say

  • Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearJapanMyanmar (Burma)World
20240.23.73.7
20230.23.83.8
20220.244
20210.24.14
20200.24.23.9
20190.34.44
20180.34.54
20170.34.74.1
20160.34.94.2
20150.35.14.3
20140.35.24.4
20130.35.54.5
20120.35.74.7
20110.365
20100.36.25.1
20090.36.55.3
20080.310.25.5
20070.47.15.7
20060.47.46
20050.47.66.2
20040.47.96.6
20030.48.26.8
20020.48.47.1
20010.48.77.4
20000.58.97.7
19990.59.17.9
19980.59.48.3
19970.59.68.4
19960.69.98.6
19950.610.28.8
19940.610.48.9
19930.610.79.1
19920.610.99.2
19910.611.29.3
19900.611.59.4
19890.611.79.5
19880.711.910
19870.712.29.9
19860.712.410.3
19850.812.610.6
19840.812.810.9
19830.813.111.1
19820.913.311.2
19810.913.611.6
1980113.911.9
19791.114.211.9
19781.114.512.3
19771.214.812.6
19761.315.212.8
19751.315.613.1
19741.415.913.3
19731.516.313.5
19721.616.613.7
19711.71713.9
19701.817.314.2
19691.917.614.6
196821815
19672.1–15.3
19662.3–15.1
19652.5–15.1
19642.7–15.7
19633–16.2
19623.3–17
19613.6–18.8
1960427.520.2
19594.3–19.9
19584.7–19.7
19575–20.5
19565.4–21.3
19555.8–22.3
19546.3–22.8
19536.8–23.3
19527.5–23.9
19518.3–24.3
19509.2–24.7
194910.1–24.9
19489.9–24.9
194714.8–25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
194312.6–27.7
194212.4–27.9
194112.1–27.8
194013.1–27.9
193916.2–28
193817.7–28.7
193716–28.8
193618.1–29.1
193516.2–29.5
193419.6–30.7
193319–30.5
193218.3–30.7
193120.9–31.4
193019.6–31.6
192922.8–32
192822–31.9
192722.8–31.9
192621.9–32.7
192522.8–32.4
192425.3–33.1
192326.5–33.1
192227–33.2
192128.6–34.2
192027–34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911––36
1910––36.4
1909––36.6
1908––37.2
1907––37.4
1906––38.1
1905––38.8
1904––38.9
1903––39.5
1902––40.1
1901––40.8
1900––40.9
1899––40.8
1898––41.2
1897––41
1896––41.1
1895––41.3
1894––41.2
1893––41.2
1892––41.7
1891––41.3
1890––41.5
1889––41.2
1888––41
1887––41.1
1886––41.1
1885––41.2
1884––41.1
1883––41.4
1882––41.5
1881––41.1
1880––41.6
1879––41.1
1878––41.6
1877––41.2
1876––41.4
1875––41.5
1874––41.7
1873––41.8
1872––42.1
1871––42.2
1870––41.9
1869––42.1
1868––42.4
1867––42
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

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Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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