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Infant mortality in Bangladesh
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
7 of 41 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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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
0
50
100
150
200
250
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
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
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | 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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Infant mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberia | 63.5 | |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 59.9 | |
| 3 | Congo - Kinshasa | 57.6 | |
| 4 | Yemen | 36.9 | |
| 5 | Congo - Brazzaville | 29.4 | |
| 6 | Gabon | 28.5 | |
| 7 | India | 27.0 | |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 24.5 | |
| 9 | Philippines | 22.6 | |
| 10 | Egypt | 22.2 | |
| 11 | Algeria | 20.2 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 17.0 | |
| 13 | Honduras | 14.0 | |
| 14 | Lebanon | 13.6 | |
| 15 | Mexico | 13.1 | |
| 16 | Brazil | 12.7 | |
| 17 | Colombia | 11.5 | |
| 18 | Ecuador | 11.3 | |
| 19 | Türkiye | 8.8 | |
| 20 | Argentina | 8.5 | |
| 21 | Chile | 5.8 | |
| 22 | United States | 5.5 | |
| 23 | Romania | 5.3 | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 5.2 | |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 5.2 | |
| 26 | China | 5.1 | |
| 27 | Canada | 4.6 | |
| 28 | Russia | 4.4 | |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 3.9 | |
| 30 | Poland | 3.7 | |
| 31 | Netherlands | 3.5 | |
| 32 | France | 3.4 | |
| 33 | Greece | 3.4 | |
| 34 | Germany | 3.1 | |
| 35 | Lithuania | 3.0 | |
| 36 | Spain | 2.6 | |
| 37 | Italy | 2.5 | |
| 38 | South Korea | 2.5 | |
| 39 | Czechia | 2.3 | |
| 40 | Finland | 1.9 | |
| 41 | Norway | 1.9 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021
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.
People
Bangladesh in numbers
Population
176M
2025
Population growth
1.22%
2025
Population density
1,333
2024
Median age
25.3
2023
Children under 15
27.6%
2025
Residents 65 and over
6.7%
2025
Life expectancy
74.9
2024
Births per woman
2.14
2024
Birth rate
20.0
2024
Net migration
-3.2
2023
Born abroad
1.7%
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2025