Bangladesh vs India: Mortality rate, infant
Bangladesh
24.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
India
24.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
58th
India rank
57th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 24.5 per 1,000 live births against 24.4 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and India ranks 57th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 152.13 per 1,000 live births | 125.18 per 1,000 live births | 26.95 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 116.83 per 1,000 live births | 96.78 per 1,000 live births | 20.05 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 79.7 per 1,000 live births | 76.33 per 1,000 live births | 3.37 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 47.96 per 1,000 live births | 57.59 per 1,000 live births | 9.63 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2010s | 30.82 per 1,000 live births | 37.81 per 1,000 live births | 6.99 per 1,000 live births | India |
| 2020s | 24.55 per 1,000 live births | 26.27 per 1,000 live births | 1.73 per 1,000 live births | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 24.5 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 India?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and India ranks 57th 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