Marshall Islands vs Myanmar: Number of child deaths per woman
Marshall Islands
0.0801 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Myanmar
0.0757 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
56th
Myanmar rank
58th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Marshall Islands
- Myanmar
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0757 under-five deaths per woman in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0044 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 56th and Myanmar ranks 58th of 200 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7936 under-five deaths per woman | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4482 under-five deaths per woman | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.5572 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8437 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2865 under-five deaths per woman | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 0.3985 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5502 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1517 under-five deaths per woman | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.2303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3274 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0971 under-five deaths per woman | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.1731 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2108 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0377 under-five deaths per woman | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.1127 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1178 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.0821 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0897 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Marshall Islands or Myanmar?
- Marshall Islands, at 0.0801 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0757 under-five deaths per woman in Myanmar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Marshall Islands and Myanmar?
- 0.0044 under-five deaths per woman, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Myanmar?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Marshall Islands and Myanmar rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Marshall Islands ranks 56th and Myanmar ranks 58th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).