Bangladesh vs Gabon: Mortality rate, infant
Bangladesh
24.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Gabon
26.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
58th
Gabon rank
55th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Bangladesh
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 26.5 per 1,000 live births against 24.4 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Gabon ranks 55th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 152.13 per 1,000 live births | 82.27 per 1,000 live births | 69.86 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 116.83 per 1,000 live births | 65.09 per 1,000 live births | 51.74 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 79.7 per 1,000 live births | 55.71 per 1,000 live births | 23.99 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 47.96 per 1,000 live births | 45.13 per 1,000 live births | 2.83 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 30.82 per 1,000 live births | 34.03 per 1,000 live births | 3.21 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
| 2020s | 24.55 per 1,000 live births | 27.57 per 1,000 live births | 3.03 per 1,000 live births | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Bangladesh or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 26.5 per 1,000 live births against 24.4 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Bangladesh and Gabon?
- 2.1 per 1,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gabon?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Gabon rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Gabon ranks 55th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release