Myanmar vs Yemen: Mortality rate, infant

Myanmar
34.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Yemen
34.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Myanmar rank
39th
Yemen rank
37th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Myanmar
  • Yemen
50100150200197019962023

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 34.7 per 1,000 live births against 34.1 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.

Myanmar ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 37th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 114.65 per 1,000 live births 192.4 per 1,000 live births 77.75 per 1,000 live births Yemen
1980s 97.86 per 1,000 live births 120.86 per 1,000 live births 23 per 1,000 live births Yemen
1990s 83.11 per 1,000 live births 88.32 per 1,000 live births 5.21 per 1,000 live births Yemen
2000s 66.83 per 1,000 live births 61.06 per 1,000 live births 5.77 per 1,000 live births Myanmar
2010s 45.91 per 1,000 live births 41.91 per 1,000 live births 4 per 1,000 live births Myanmar
2020s 35.83 per 1,000 live births 36.12 per 1,000 live births 0.3 per 1,000 live births Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Myanmar or Yemen?
Yemen, at 34.7 per 1,000 live births against 34.1 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Myanmar and Yemen?
0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Yemen?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Yemen rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Myanmar ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 37th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release