Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Myanmar, 1968–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Myanmar is 3.69 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Myanmar peaked at 17.99 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3.69 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.81 deaths per 100 live births | 17.64 deaths per 100 live births | 17.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.73 deaths per 100 live births | 14.17 deaths per 100 live births | 17.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.74 deaths per 100 live births | 11.7 deaths per 100 live births | 13.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 9.14 deaths per 100 live births | 11.46 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.08 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 4.36 deaths per 100 live births | 6.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 45 Palestine 3.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 46 Rwanda 3.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 47 Tanzania 3.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 49 Mauritania 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 50 Senegal 3.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 51 Ghana 3.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 54.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 16.78 million (2025)
- Urban population 30.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5799 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 727.90 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5799 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5799 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Myanmar?
- Child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Myanmar was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.99 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .