Myanmar - Infant Mortality Rate 2020
37.6
−1.3 from 2019
Myanmar's infant mortality rate was 37.6 in 2020, decreased +1.3 from 38.9 in 2019. This was the 160th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2020▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2nd | Estonia | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 3rd | Finland | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 4th | Japan | 1.8 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Norway | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 6th | Singapore | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 7th | Slovenia | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 8th | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Luxembourg | 2.1 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Sweden | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 11th | Belarus | 2.2 | -8.3% |
| 12th | Czechia | 2.4 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Italy | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 14th | Korea | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 15th | Monaco | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 16th | Montenegro | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 17th | Cyprus | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Spain | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Andorra | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 20th | Portugal | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 21st | Israel | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 22nd | Austria | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Germany | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Ireland | 3.1 | 3.3% |
| 25th | Lithuania | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 26th | Australia | 3.2 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Belgium | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 28th | Denmark | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 29th | Latvia | 3.2 | -5.9% |
| 30th | European Union | 3.2 | -1.2% |
| 31st | France | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Greece | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 33rd | Hungary | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 34th | Switzerland | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Netherlands | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Poland | 3.8 | 0.0% |
| 37th | United Kingdom | 3.9 | 2.6% |
| 38th | Croatia | 4.0 | 0.0% |
| 39th | New Zealand | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 40th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 41st | Russian Federation | 4.4 | -6.4% |
| 42nd | Canada | 4.5 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | United Arab Emirates | 4.7 | -6.0% |
| 44th | Serbia | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 45th | Slovak Republic | 4.9 | 0.0% |
| 46th | North Macedonia | 5.2 | -14.8% |
| 47th | Malta | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 48th | Qatar | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 49th | Bulgaria | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 50th | Romania | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 51st | China | 5.5 | -8.3% |
| 52nd | Saudi Arabia | 5.5 | -5.2% |
| 53rd | United States | 5.5 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Cuba | 5.7 | 5.6% |
| 55th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 56th | Chile | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 57th | Sri Lanka | 6.0 | -3.2% |
| 58th | Maldives | 6.0 | -6.3% |
| 59th | Uruguay | 6.0 | -3.2% |
| 60th | Bahrain | 6.6 | 1.5% |
| 61st | Malaysia | 6.7 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Kuwait | 7.7 | 1.3% |
| 63rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 64th | Kazakhstan | 8.0 | -1.2% |
| 65th | Albania | 8.1 | 1.3% |
| 66th | Ukraine | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 67th | Costa Rica | 8.2 | 3.8% |
| 68th | Georgia | 8.2 | -1.2% |
| 69th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.5 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Oman | 8.6 | -1.1% |
| 71st | Argentina | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 72nd | Tonga | 8.7 | -2.2% |
| 73rd | Türkiye | 8.7 | -4.4% |
| 74th | Thailand | 8.8 | -3.3% |
| 75th | Libya | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| 76th | Kosovo | 9.6 | -5.9% |
| 77th | Armenia | 10.2 | -4.7% |
| 78th | Barbados | 10.2 | -2.9% |
| 79th | El Salvador | 10.2 | -3.8% |
| 80th | Nauru | 10.3 | -8.0% |
| 81st | São Tomé and Principe | 10.7 | -5.3% |
| 82nd | Belize | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 83rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.4 | -5.0% |
| 84th | Ecuador | 11.5 | -1.7% |
| 85th | Nicaragua | 11.6 | -4.1% |
| 86th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 11.7 | -3.3% |
| 87th | Bahamas, The | 11.8 | -24.8% |
| 88th | Mexico | 11.8 | -3.3% |
| 89th | Colombia | 12.0 | -3.2% |
| 90th | Mongolia | 12.2 | -4.7% |
| 91st | Panama | 12.2 | -3.9% |
| 92nd | Cabo Verde | 12.5 | -5.3% |
| 93rd | British Virgin Islands | 12.7 | -2.3% |
| 94th | Brazil | 12.8 | -1.5% |
| 95th | West Bank and Gaza | 13.2 | -2.9% |
| 96th | Jordan | 13.3 | -2.2% |
| 97th | Lebanon | 13.5 | 5.5% |
| 98th | Tunisia | 13.5 | -6.3% |
| 99th | Seychelles | 13.6 | 0.0% |
| 100th | Moldova | 13.7 | 0.0% |
| 101st | Samoa | 13.8 | -7.4% |
| 102nd | Mauritius | 14.1 | 1.4% |
| 103rd | Peru | 14.1 | -0.7% |
| 104th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 14.1 | -1.4% |
| 105th | Uzbekistan | 14.2 | -4.1% |
| 106th | Honduras | 14.6 | -3.3% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | 14.7 | -1.3% |
| 108th | St. Lucia | 14.8 | -1.3% |
| 109th | Vanuatu | 14.8 | -0.7% |
| 110th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 15.5 | -2.5% |
| 111th | Azerbaijan | 15.6 | -6.0% |
| 112th | Kyrgyz Republic | 15.6 | -3.1% |
| 113th | Suriname | 16.6 | -2.9% |
| 114th | Paraguay | 16.7 | -2.9% |
| 115th | Grenada | 17.0 | 1.2% |
| 116th | Morocco | 17.3 | -3.9% |
| 117th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 17.8 | -3.3% |
| 118th | Solomon Islands | 17.9 | -2.2% |
| 119th | Jamaica | 18.0 | 1.1% |
| 120th | Indonesia | 18.6 | -3.6% |
| 121st | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.6 | -2.1% |
| 122nd | Tuvalu | 18.8 | -3.6% |
| 123rd | Guatemala | 19.7 | -3.4% |
| 124th | Palau | 19.9 | 0.0% |
| 125th | Bhutan | 20.3 | -3.8% |
| 126th | Algeria | 20.4 | -1.4% |
| 127th | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.4 | -5.1% |
| 128th | Fiji | 21.9 | 6.3% |
| 129th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 22.2 | -3.5% |
| 130th | Cambodia | 22.6 | -3.8% |
| 131st | Philippines | 22.8 | 0.4% |
| 132nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 22.9 | -3.0% |
| 133rd | Iraq | 22.9 | -3.0% |
| 134th | Tajikistan | 23.2 | -0.4% |
| 135th | Bangladesh | 24.9 | -2.0% |
| 136th | South Africa | 25.0 | -2.3% |
| 137th | Marshall Islands | 25.8 | -2.6% |
| 138th | Nepal | 26.1 | -4.4% |
| 139th | Guyana | 26.2 | -3.0% |
| 140th | Eritrea | 27.9 | -2.8% |
| 141st | India | 28.2 | -5.1% |
| 142nd | Gabon | 28.5 | -4.0% |
| 143rd | Congo, Republic of | 30.2 | -8.5% |
| 144th | Dominican Republic | 30.4 | -1.6% |
| 145th | Uganda | 30.6 | -3.5% |
| 146th | Dominica | 31.4 | 2.6% |
| 147th | Ghana | 31.4 | -3.7% |
| 148th | Rwanda | 31.5 | -0.9% |
| 149th | Malawi | 32.3 | -3.9% |
| 150th | Turkmenistan | 33.2 | -1.8% |
| 151st | Tanzania | 33.5 | -3.5% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | 33.8 | -2.9% |
| 153rd | Senegal | 33.9 | -2.9% |
| 154th | Burundi | 34.5 | -3.1% |
| 155th | Zambia | 34.5 | -3.4% |
| 156th | Papua New Guinea | 35.1 | -2.8% |
| 157th | Kenya | 36.9 | -0.8% |
| 158th | Gambia, The | 37.2 | -3.1% |
| 159th | Yemen, Republic of | 37.4 | -3.6% |
| 160th | Myanmar | 37.6 | -3.3% |
| 161st | Comoros | 38.7 | -2.0% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 38.9 | -2.5% |
| 163rd | Lao PDR | 39.0 | -3.5% |
| 164th | Togo | 39.1 | -2.7% |
| 165th | Botswana | 41.5 | -1.9% |
| 166th | Kiribati | 41.9 | -1.2% |
| 167th | Angola | 42.3 | -3.4% |
| 168th | Sudan | 42.8 | -2.7% |
| 169th | Namibia | 43.1 | -3.4% |
| 170th | Haiti | 43.8 | -2.7% |
| 171st | Madagascar | 44.7 | 0.4% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 44.9 | -2.4% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 45.3 | -3.2% |
| 174th | Guinea-Bissau | 47.0 | -2.7% |
| 175th | Eswatini | 47.1 | -2.3% |
| 176th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 48.4 | -2.8% |
| 177th | Burkina Faso | 48.7 | -3.0% |
| 178th | Djibouti | 48.8 | -3.2% |
| 179th | Mozambique | 49.1 | -1.2% |
| 180th | Benin | 50.4 | -2.7% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.9 | -2.7% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | 54.3 | -3.2% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | 55.1 | -3.0% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 55.3 | -2.8% |
| 185th | Liberia | 56.8 | -2.4% |
| 186th | Lesotho | 61.2 | -3.3% |
| 187th | Sierra Leone | 61.9 | -3.4% |
| 188th | Mali | 62.1 | -2.5% |
| 189th | Chad | 63.6 | -2.9% |
| 190th | Nigeria | 64.7 | -2.1% |
| 191st | Guinea | 66.0 | -2.1% |
| 192nd | Niger | 69.4 | -0.1% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 72.6 | 0.0% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 73.7 | -2.6% |
| 195th | Central African Republic | 74.5 | -40.1% |
FAQ
What was Myanmar's infant mortality rate in 2020?▾
Myanmar's infant mortality rate in 2020 was 37.6. This ranked 160th globally.
How did Myanmar's infant mortality rate change in 2020?▾
Myanmar's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.3% in 2020 compared to 2019.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2020?▾
Central African Republic had the highest infant mortality rate in 2020 at 74.5.
What is the infant mortality rate of Myanmar in 2020?▾
The infant mortality rate of Myanmar in 2020 was 37.6. This ranked 160th globally.
How does 2020 compare to 2019 for Myanmar's infant mortality rate?▾
Myanmar's infant mortality rate went from 38.9 in 2019 to 37.6 in 2020, a 3.3% decrease.
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