Bangladesh vs Nepal: Child mortality rate
Bangladesh
2.8%
in 2023
Nepal
2.6%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
66th
Nepal rank
67th
Child mortality rate over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Nepal, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 66th and Nepal ranks 67th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.8% | 33.6% | 2.8% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 24.5% | 30.1% | 5.6% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 23.7% | 24.1% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 17.7% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 0.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Bangladesh, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 66th and Nepal ranks 67th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.