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Infant mortality in Bangladesh

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 7 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Bangladesh

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 24.4per 1,000 ±0.0 since 2023
Countries · 2024 7 of 41 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −6.8
vs World −3.3 World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Bangladesh · World
−6.8 since 2014
Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
Bangladesh
24.4
World
27.7

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

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearBangladeshChange 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 —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2017 · 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
1 Sierra Leone 68.7
2 Liberia 63.7
3 Congo - Kinshasa 55.4
4 Yemen 40.1
5 Congo - Brazzaville 33.2
6 India 32.9
7 Gabon 32.0
8 Bangladesh 27.3
9 Egypt 23.4
10 Philippines 22.3
11 Algeria 21.3
12 Indonesia 20.1
13 Honduras 15.9
14 Mexico 14.4
15 Brazil 13.3
16 Colombia 13.1
17 Ecuador 12.2
18 Lebanon 11.8
19 Türkiye 10.1
20 Argentina 9.4
21 China 7.0
22 Romania 6.6
23 Chile 6.5
24 Saudi Arabia 6.4
25 Bulgaria 6.1
26 United States 5.6
27 Russia 5.5
28 Canada 4.5
29 Poland 4.0
30 United Kingdom 3.8
31 Lithuania 3.7
32 Greece 3.6
33 Netherlands 3.5
34 France 3.3
35 Germany 3.2
36 Italy 2.8
37 Spain 2.7
38 South Korea 2.7
39 Czechia 2.6
40 Norway 2.1
41 Finland 1.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

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

How it is calculated

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