Myanmar (Burma) vs Thailand
Myanmar (Burma) vs Thailand: Infant mortality
Infant mortality in 2023: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar (Burma) and 6.2 per 1,000 live births in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 25.6 per 1,000 live births, or 5.12 times that in Thailand.
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
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 Thailand ranked 153 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at 6.1 per 1,000 live births and Thailand at 2.1 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 | Myanmar (Burma) | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31.8 | 6.2 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 32.9 | 6.4 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 33.9 | 6.7 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 34.9 | 6.9 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 36 | 7.1 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 37.2 | 7.4 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 38.6 | 7.7 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 39.9 | 7.9 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 41.4 | 8.2 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 42.9 | 8.5 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 44.5 | 8.8 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 46.2 | 9.2 | 35 |
| 2011 | 48.1 | 9.7 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 49.9 | 10 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 51.8 | 10.4 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 65.1 | 11 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 55.7 | 11.5 | 42 |
| 2006 | 57.6 | 12.2 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 59.5 | 12.8 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 61.4 | 13.8 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 63.1 | 14.2 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 64.9 | 15 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 66.6 | 15.9 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 68.3 | 16.7 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 69.9 | 17.6 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 71.6 | 18.6 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 73.4 | 19.6 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 75.1 | 20.7 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 76.8 | 21.8 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 78.5 | 23 | 62 |
| 1993 | 80.2 | 24.2 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 82 | 25.6 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 83.7 | 27 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 85.3 | 28.4 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 86.9 | 30 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 88.6 | 31.6 | 68 |
| 1987 | 90 | 33 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 91.5 | 34.7 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 93 | 36.3 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 94.6 | 38 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 96.1 | 39.7 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 97.8 | 41.4 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 99.5 | 43.2 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 101.3 | 45.2 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 103.1 | 47.1 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 105.2 | 49.2 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 106.9 | 51.3 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 108.9 | 53.6 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 111 | 56 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 113 | 58.4 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 115 | 61 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 117 | 63.6 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 119.1 | 66.4 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 121.4 | 69.1 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 124 | 71.8 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 127.1 | 74.6 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 130.5 | 77.3 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 134.2 | 80 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 138.3 | 82.6 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 142.5 | 85.2 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 146.7 | 87.8 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 150.6 | 90.4 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 154.3 | 92.9 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 158 | 95.6 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 161.6 | 98.3 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 165.3 | 101 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 169.2 | 103.6 | 120 |
| 1956 | 173.3 | 106.3 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 177.6 | 109.1 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 182.1 | 111.9 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 186.7 | 114.8 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 191.5 | 117.8 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 196.8 | 120.7 | 136 |
| 1950 | 201.4 | 123.7 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.326.4–40.1 | 7.96.6–9.5 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 32.423.6–41.8 | 7.86.1–10.2 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 31.621–42.8 | 7.65.7–10.5 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 30.819.2–44.4 | 7.45.3–10.6 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 3017.2–45.1 | 7.25–10.8 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 29.315.7–45.9 | 6.94.7–10.7 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 28.414.7–45.7 | 6.74.4–10.8 | 24 |
| 2031 | 27.613.5–46.3 | 6.54.2–10.8 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 26.712.1–45.7 | 6.34–11.1 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 2611.5–46 | 6.13.8–11.1 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 25.210.7–45.9 | 5.93.6–11 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 24.510–46 | 5.83.5–11.1 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 23.89.2–45.8 | 5.73.3–11 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 23.18.6–45.3 | 5.53.2–10.9 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 22.58.1–45.4 | 5.43–10.8 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 21.87.6–45.8 | 5.33–11 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 21.27.4–44.7 | 5.12.9–10.8 | 20 |
| 2041 | 20.67–45.3 | 52.8–10.5 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 206.6–45.8 | 4.92.7–10.4 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 19.56.3–45.5 | 4.82.6–10.1 | 19 |
| 2044 | 195.9–44.7 | 4.72.5–10.2 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 18.55.5–45.3 | 4.62.4–10 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 17.95.4–44.4 | 4.52.4–10.1 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 17.45.2–43.5 | 4.42.4–10 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 175–43.5 | 4.32.3–9.7 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 16.54.7–43.1 | 4.22.3–9.7 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 164.5–43.9 | 4.12.2–9.8 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 15.64.4–43.4 | 42.1–9.6 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 15.24.1–43.6 | 42–9.5 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 14.83.8–42.2 | 3.92–9.7 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 14.53.8–42.9 | 3.81.9–9.6 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 14.13.6–42.3 | 3.81.8–9.2 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 13.83.5–42.4 | 3.71.8–9.1 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 13.43.4–42.2 | 3.61.8–9.3 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 133.3–42.1 | 3.61.7–8.9 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 12.73.1–41.1 | 3.51.7–8.7 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 12.43–40.2 | 3.41.6–8.6 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 12.12.9–40.9 | 3.41.6–8.4 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 11.92.9–40.2 | 3.31.6–8.1 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 11.72.8–40.5 | 3.31.5–8.1 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 11.42.8–39.5 | 3.21.5–8.1 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 11.22.7–39.7 | 3.21.4–8.1 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 112.7–40.4 | 3.21.4–8 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 10.72.7–39.6 | 3.11.4–7.7 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 10.62.6–39.8 | 3.11.3–7.5 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 10.32.5–39.8 | 31.3–7.6 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 10.12.5–40.4 | 31.3–7.6 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 9.92.4–39.2 | 2.91.2–7.3 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 9.72.4–39.7 | 2.91.2–7.5 | 13 |
| 2073 | 9.52.4–38.6 | 2.91.2–7.4 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 9.32.3–38.7 | 2.81.1–6.9 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 9.12.3–38.2 | 2.81.1–7.1 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 8.92.2–38 | 2.71.1–7 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 8.72.2–38 | 2.71.1–7 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 8.52.1–37.9 | 2.71–6.9 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 8.42.1–38.2 | 2.61–6.8 | 12 |
| 2080 | 8.32.1–38 | 2.61–6.8 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 8.12.1–38.5 | 2.61–6.6 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 82.1–38.7 | 2.61–6.5 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 7.82.1–39 | 2.50.9–6.4 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 7.72.1–39.5 | 2.50.9–6.4 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 7.52–38.1 | 2.50.9–6.3 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 7.42–38 | 2.40.9–6.2 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 7.32–37.6 | 2.40.9–6.3 | 11 |
| 2088 | 7.12–37.7 | 2.40.8–6.1 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 71.9–38.1 | 2.30.8–6 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 6.91.9–38.1 | 2.30.8–6 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 6.81.9–36.9 | 2.30.8–5.8 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 6.71.9–36.9 | 2.20.8–5.8 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 6.71.9–37.4 | 2.20.7–5.6 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 6.61.8–37 | 2.20.7–5.6 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 6.51.8–37.1 | 2.20.7–5.5 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 6.41.8–36.1 | 2.20.7–5.6 | 10 |
| 2097 | 6.31.8–35.6 | 2.10.7–5.6 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 6.31.8–36.3 | 2.10.7–5.5 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 6.21.8–36.9 | 2.10.6–5.4 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 6.11.7–36.4 | 2.10.6–5.5 | 9.6 |
Each country on its own
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
Myanmar (Burma) vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMyanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025Thailand: $6,783 in 2025
- GDP growthMyanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021Thailand: 2.4% a year in 2025
- InflationMyanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtMyanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019Thailand: 62.9% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025