Bangladesh vs Dominican Republic: Child mortality

Bangladesh
3.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic
3.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
58th
Dominican Republic rank
57th

Child mortality over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 3.06 deaths per 100 live births against 3.05 deaths per 100 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 58th and Dominican Republic ranks 57th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 22 and Dominican Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1800s 50.79 deaths per 100 live births 44.52 deaths per 100 live births 6.27 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1810s 50.79 deaths per 100 live births 44.52 deaths per 100 live births 6.27 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1820s 50.79 deaths per 100 live births 44.52 deaths per 100 live births 6.27 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1830s 50.79 deaths per 100 live births 44.52 deaths per 100 live births 6.27 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1840s 50.79 deaths per 100 live births 44.52 deaths per 100 live births 6.27 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1850s 50.79 deaths per 100 live births 44.52 deaths per 100 live births 6.27 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1860s 50.79 deaths per 100 live births 44.52 deaths per 100 live births 6.27 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1870s 51 deaths per 100 live births 44.52 deaths per 100 live births 6.48 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1880s 53.7 deaths per 100 live births 44.52 deaths per 100 live births 9.18 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1890s 55.93 deaths per 100 live births 44.5 deaths per 100 live births 11.42 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1900s 56.34 deaths per 100 live births 44.16 deaths per 100 live births 12.18 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1910s 53.23 deaths per 100 live births 43.26 deaths per 100 live births 9.97 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1920s 48.93 deaths per 100 live births 42.22 deaths per 100 live births 6.71 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1930s 39.43 deaths per 100 live births 38.74 deaths per 100 live births 0.6818 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1940s 33.7 deaths per 100 live births 23.34 deaths per 100 live births 10.37 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1950s 31.02 deaths per 100 live births 14.75 deaths per 100 live births 16.27 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1960s 24.01 deaths per 100 live births 13.89 deaths per 100 live births 10.12 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1970s 25.21 deaths per 100 live births 10.69 deaths per 100 live births 14.51 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1980s 18.09 deaths per 100 live births 7.37 deaths per 100 live births 10.72 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
1990s 11.87 deaths per 100 live births 4.92 deaths per 100 live births 6.94 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
2000s 6.62 deaths per 100 live births 3.66 deaths per 100 live births 2.96 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
2010s 3.99 deaths per 100 live births 3.48 deaths per 100 live births 0.5064 deaths per 100 live births Bangladesh
2020s 3.08 deaths per 100 live births 3.22 deaths per 100 live births 0.1425 deaths per 100 live births Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Bangladesh or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 3.06 deaths per 100 live births against 3.05 deaths per 100 live births in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Bangladesh and Dominican Republic?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Dominican Republic?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Dominican Republic rank globally for child mortality?
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Dominican Republic ranks 57th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
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