Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0229 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Myanmar stood at 0.0229 units per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Myanmar peaked at 0.1162 units per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0229 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Myanmar ranks 72nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1162 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.1147 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1127 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1089 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1073 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1058 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1042 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1008 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0992 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0931 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0764 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.074 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0671 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0629 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0575 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0546 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0491 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0341 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0283 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0229 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0229 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0125 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +48.6% | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | 0.0695 units per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -39.7% | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | 0.0419 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1109 units per square kilometre | 0.1058 units per square kilometre | 0.1162 units per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0976 units per square kilometre | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | 0.1042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.075 units per square kilometre | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0555 units per square kilometre | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | 0.0271 units per square kilometre | 0.0398 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0244 units per square kilometre | 0.0229 units per square kilometre | 0.026 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 69 Seychelles 0.0239 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0238 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Djibouti 0.023 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 South Sudan 0.0226 units per square kilometre compare
- 74 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0223 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 El Salvador 0.0221 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Myanmar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,660 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 25,434 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,947 (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,156 (2018)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.19 million (2018)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.30 million (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1014 units per person (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Myanmar?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Myanmar was 0.0229 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1162 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0229 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Myanmar ranks 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.