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Infant mortality in Bangladesh

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · Bangladesh

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 24.4per 1,000 ±0.0 section.change_since
Countries · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −6.8
vs section.levels.world −3.3 section.levels.world: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
−6.8 section.change_since
Bangladesh section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

section.compare Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
Bangladesh
24.4
section.levels.world
27.7

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 24.4 · 2024
First value 177.9 · 1960
Highest 204.9 · 1971
Lowest 24.4 · 2022
Data points 65

By year

section.all_years · 1960 – 2024

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.world
2024 24.4 ±0.0 27.7
2023 24.4 ±0.0 28.4
2022 24.4 −0.1 29.3
2021 24.5 −0.3 29.3
2020 24.8 −0.6 29.1
2019 25.4 −0.8 29.2
2018 26.2 −1.1 29.6
2017 27.3 −1.2 30.0
2016 28.5 −1.3 30.6
2015 29.8 −1.4 31.5
2014 31.2 −1.4 32.1
2013 32.6 −1.3 33.1
2012 33.9 −1.4 34.0
2011 35.3 −1.5 35.9
2010 36.8 −1.5 36.7
2009 38.3 −1.7 38.0
2008 40.0 −1.8 39.2
2007 41.8 −2.0 40.7
2006 43.8 −2.2 42.3
2005 46.0 −2.3 44.1
2004 48.3 −2.5 46.3
2003 50.8 −2.8 48.0
2002 53.6 −3.0 49.9
2001 56.6 −3.2 51.9
2000 59.8 −3.5 53.3
1999 63.3 −3.6 55.1
1998 66.9 −3.7 57.0
1997 70.6 −3.6 58.1
1996 74.2 −3.7 59.5
1995 77.9 −3.6 60.2
1994 81.5 −3.7 61.4
1993 85.2 −3.8 62.5
1992 89.0 −3.6 63.3
1991 92.6 −3.7 64.0
1990 96.3 −3.8 64.0
1989 100.1 −3.9 —
1988 104.0 −3.9 —
1987 107.9 −3.9 —
1986 111.8 −3.8 —
1985 115.6 −3.6 —
1984 119.2 −3.6 —
1983 122.8 −3.4 —
1982 126.2 −3.5 —
1981 129.7 −3.5 —
1980 133.2 −3.3 —
1979 136.5 −3.2 —
1978 139.7 −2.8 —
1977 142.5 −2.3 —
1976 144.8 −27.8 —
1975 172.6 −1.8 —
1974 174.4 +26.4 —
1973 148.0 −0.2 —
1972 148.2 −56.7 —
1971 204.9 +40.5 —
1970 164.4 +16.4 —
1969 148.0 −0.6 —
1968 148.6 −1.4 —
1967 150.0 −2.1 —
1966 152.1 −2.8 —
1965 154.9 −3.7 —
1964 158.6 −4.2 —
1963 162.8 −4.8 —
1962 167.6 −5.0 —
1961 172.6 −5.3 —
1960 177.9 —

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryInfant mortality
11 Algeria 21.6
20 Argentina 9.7
8 Bangladesh 28.5
15 Brazil 14.6
25 Bulgaria 6.4
28 Canada 4.6
24 Chile 6.7
21 China 7.6
16 Colombia 13.5
6 Congo - Brazzaville 34.2
3 Congo - Kinshasa 55.1
39 Czechia 2.6
17 Ecuador 12.5
9 Egypt 23.7
41 Finland 2.0
35 France 3.2
7 Gabon 32.6
34 Germany 3.3
32 Greece 3.6
13 Honduras 16.5
5 India 34.6
12 Indonesia 21.0
36 Italy 2.9
18 Lebanon 11.5
2 Liberia 64.2
30 Lithuania 4.0
14 Mexico 14.7
33 Netherlands 3.5
40 Norway 2.1
10 Philippines 22.2
29 Poland 4.1
22 Romania 7.1
26 Russia 6.0
23 Saudi Arabia 6.8
1 Sierra Leone 71.3
37 South Korea 2.8
38 Spain 2.7
19 Türkiye 10.5
31 United Kingdom 3.8
27 United States 5.7
4 Yemen 40.7

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

section.what

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.

section.how

Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.