Myanmar (Burma) vs Philippines: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar (Burma) and 20.7 per 1,000 live births in Philippines, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 11.1 per 1,000 live births, or 1.54 times that in Philippines.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 39 and Philippines ranked 67 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at 6.1 per 1,000 live births and Philippines at 6.7 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	Myanmar (Burma)	Philippines	World
2023	31.8	20.7	27.3
2022	32.9	20.9	28.2
2021	33.9	21	28.4
2020	34.9	21.1	28.7
2019	36	21.2	29.2
2018	37.2	21.2	29.7
2017	38.6	21.2	30.3
2016	39.9	21.3	31.1
2015	41.4	21.3	32.1
2014	42.9	21.5	32.9
2013	44.5	21.6	33.9
2012	46.2	21.9	35
2011	48.1	22.2	36.8
2010	49.9	22.5	37.7
2009	51.8	22.9	39.1
2008	65.1	23.3	40.4
2007	55.7	23.8	42
2006	57.6	24.3	43.7
2005	59.5	24.8	45.4
2004	61.4	25.4	47.2
2003	63.1	25.9	48.8
2002	64.9	26.5	50.6
2001	66.6	27.1	52.2
2000	68.3	27.7	53.7
1999	69.9	28.4	55.5
1998	71.6	29.2	57.1
1997	73.4	30	58.3
1996	75.1	31	59.6
1995	76.8	32.3	60.8
1994	78.5	33.5	62
1993	80.2	35.1	62.9
1992	82	36.7	64.1
1991	83.7	39	64.9
1990	85.3	40.8	64.9
1989	86.9	42.9	66.2
1988	88.6	45	68
1987	90	46.9	68.6
1986	91.5	48.8	70.8
1985	93	50.2	72.9
1984	94.6	51.7	74.6
1983	96.1	52.6	76.1
1982	97.8	53.5	76.6
1981	99.5	54.4	78.7
1980	101.3	54.9	80.6
1979	103.1	55.4	82.5
1978	105.2	55.9	84.7
1977	106.9	56.2	86.4
1976	108.9	57	88.1
1975	111	57.1	89.6
1974	113	57.3	90.9
1973	115	57.4	92.1
1972	117	57.4	93.6
1971	119.1	57.4	96.1
1970	121.4	58.1	96.9
1969	124	58.3	98.3
1968	127.1	59.1	100.2
1967	130.5	59.9	103.1
1966	134.2	60.8	104.9
1965	138.3	61.9	106.4
1964	142.5	63.1	106.1
1963	146.7	64.2	107.7
1962	150.6	65.7	110.2
1961	154.3	67.2	121.5
1960	158	68.9	131.8
1959	161.6	70.8	125.7
1958	165.3	73	117.7
1957	169.2	75.4	120
1956	173.3	78	121.9
1955	177.6	80.7	124.8
1954	182.1	83.3	127.7
1953	186.7	85.9	130.1
1952	191.5	88.6	132.7
1951	196.8	91.2	136
1950	201.4	93.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Myanmar (Burma)	Philippines	World
2024	33.326.4–40.1	19.915.3–25.7	26.9
2025	32.423.6–41.8	19.413.1–27.3	26.4
2026	31.621–42.8	19.111.7–28.5	25.9
2027	30.819.2–44.4	18.610.7–29.7	25.4
2028	3017.2–45.1	18.210.1–30.9	24.9
2029	29.315.7–45.9	17.89.2–31.3	24.5
2030	28.414.7–45.7	17.48.8–30.9	24
2031	27.613.5–46.3	17.18.2–32.2	23.6
2032	26.712.1–45.7	16.78.1–31.8	23.2
2033	2611.5–46	16.37.7–32	22.8
2034	25.210.7–45.9	167.2–33.3	22.3
2035	24.510–46	15.76.8–33.5	21.9
2036	23.89.2–45.8	15.36.5–33	21.5
2037	23.18.6–45.3	156.4–33.8	21.1
2038	22.58.1–45.4	14.76.1–33.9	20.8
2039	21.87.6–45.8	14.45.8–33.9	20.4
2040	21.27.4–44.7	14.15.7–34.7	20
2041	20.67–45.3	13.85.6–35.4	19.7
2042	206.6–45.8	13.55.3–35.3	19.4
2043	19.56.3–45.5	13.35.3–34.3	19
2044	195.9–44.7	135.1–34.6	18.7
2045	18.55.5–45.3	12.75–35.6	18.4
2046	17.95.4–44.4	12.54.8–34.7	18.2
2047	17.45.2–43.5	12.34.5–34.7	17.9
2048	175–43.5	124.5–34	17.7
2049	16.54.7–43.1	11.84.4–33	17.5
2050	164.5–43.9	11.64.3–33.8	17.3
2051	15.64.4–43.4	11.44.1–33.1	17.1
2052	15.24.1–43.6	11.34–33.5	16.9
2053	14.83.8–42.2	11.14–33.6	16.7
2054	14.53.8–42.9	113.9–33.5	16.5
2055	14.13.6–42.3	10.93.8–34.2	16.3
2056	13.83.5–42.4	10.73.8–33	16.1
2057	13.43.4–42.2	10.63.7–34	15.9
2058	133.3–42.1	10.43.8–33.6	15.7
2059	12.73.1–41.1	10.33.7–34.6	15.5
2060	12.43–40.2	10.13.6–33.6	15.3
2061	12.12.9–40.9	103.6–33.3	15.1
2062	11.92.9–40.2	9.93.5–33.7	14.9
2063	11.72.8–40.5	9.73.4–34.9	14.7
2064	11.42.8–39.5	9.63.5–34.4	14.5
2065	11.22.7–39.7	9.53.3–33.8	14.3
2066	112.7–40.4	9.43.2–33.7	14.1
2067	10.72.7–39.6	9.23.2–32.7	13.9
2068	10.62.6–39.8	9.13.1–32.4	13.8
2069	10.32.5–39.8	93.1–31.9	13.6
2070	10.12.5–40.4	8.93.1–33.3	13.4
2071	9.92.4–39.2	8.83–32.8	13.2
2072	9.72.4–39.7	8.73–32.5	13
2073	9.52.4–38.6	8.63–32.4	12.9
2074	9.32.3–38.7	8.52.9–31.6	12.7
2075	9.12.3–38.2	8.42.9–31.6	12.6
2076	8.92.2–38	8.32.8–31.6	12.4
2077	8.72.2–38	8.22.8–32.1	12.3
2078	8.52.1–37.9	8.12.9–32.1	12.1
2079	8.42.1–38.2	82.8–32	12
2080	8.32.1–38	82.8–32.6	11.8
2081	8.12.1–38.5	7.92.8–32.3	11.7
2082	82.1–38.7	7.82.8–32.2	11.6
2083	7.82.1–39	7.72.7–31.2	11.5
2084	7.72.1–39.5	7.62.7–31.2	11.4
2085	7.52–38.1	7.62.7–31.4	11.3
2086	7.42–38	7.52.7–31.3	11.1
2087	7.32–37.6	7.52.6–31.2	11
2088	7.12–37.7	7.42.6–31.3	10.9
2089	71.9–38.1	7.32.5–30.5	10.8
2090	6.91.9–38.1	7.32.5–29.9	10.7
2091	6.81.9–36.9	7.22.5–29.5	10.6
2092	6.71.9–36.9	7.22.5–29.7	10.5
2093	6.71.9–37.4	7.12.5–29.8	10.4
2094	6.61.8–37	72.5–30.5	10.3
2095	6.51.8–37.1	72.4–30.4	10.1
2096	6.41.8–36.1	6.92.4–30.6	10
2097	6.31.8–35.6	6.92.4–29.9	9.9
2098	6.31.8–36.3	6.82.4–30.1	9.8
2099	6.21.8–36.9	6.82.4–29.4	9.7
2100	6.11.7–36.4	6.72.3–29.6	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time