Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 2.14% to 22.9 in Myanmar in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Myanmar reached an all time high of 51.4 in 1985 and an all time low of 22.9 in 2019. When compared to Myanmar's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in China amounted to 3.70, 21.4 in India, 22.2 in Laos and 5.10 in Thailand in 2019.
Myanmar has been ranked 37th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Bangladesh | 24.8 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 20.9 | 19.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | 17.2 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||
China | 5.80 | 5.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
India | 27.0 | 25.9 | 24.8 | 23.7 | 22.7 | |||||||||||||||||
Japan | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | 0.900 | |||||||||||||||||
Laos | 25.5 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 22.8 | |||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | 25.9 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | 46.2 | 45.2 | 44.3 | 43.3 | 42.3 | |||||||||||||||||
Russia | 4.40 | 4.00 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | 5.50 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 4.60 | 4.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Thailand | 6.40 | 6.10 | 5.90 | 5.60 | 5.40 | |||||||||||||||||
USA | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 |