Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 1,703 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1,703 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Myanmar peaked at 29,501 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,703, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 46th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,066 | — |
| 1991 | 21,682 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 21,033 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 20,174 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 19,183 | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 18,198 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 17,278 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 16,421 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 15,664 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 14,884 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 14,085 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 13,244 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 12,402 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 11,556 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 10,689 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 9,832 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 8,961 | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 8,115 | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 29,501 | +263.5% |
| 2009 | 6,423 | -78.2% |
| 2010 | 5,633 | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 4,883 | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 4,192 | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 3,587 | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 3,120 | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 2,788 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 2,554 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2,371 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 2,218 | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 2,097 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1,997 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,908 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2,132 | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 2,011 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 1,703 | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,658 | 14,884 | 22,066 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,481 | 6,423 | 29,501 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,344 | 2,097 | 5,633 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,950 | 1,703 | 2,132 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More education data for Myanmar
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 217,561 (2018)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Myanmar?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Myanmar was 1,703 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 29,501 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,703 in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Myanmar ranks 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years