Bangladesh vs Tajikistan: Child mortality
Bangladesh
3.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
58th
Tajikistan rank
61st
Child mortality over time
- Bangladesh
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.05 deaths per 100 live births against 2.81 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
Across all 225 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 58th and Tajikistan ranks 61st of 203 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 50.79 deaths per 100 live births | 37.77 deaths per 100 live births | 13.02 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1810s | 50.79 deaths per 100 live births | 36.94 deaths per 100 live births | 13.85 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1820s | 50.79 deaths per 100 live births | 36.13 deaths per 100 live births | 14.66 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1830s | 50.79 deaths per 100 live births | 35.34 deaths per 100 live births | 15.45 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1840s | 50.79 deaths per 100 live births | 34.57 deaths per 100 live births | 16.22 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 50.79 deaths per 100 live births | 33.81 deaths per 100 live births | 16.98 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 50.79 deaths per 100 live births | 33.07 deaths per 100 live births | 17.72 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 51 deaths per 100 live births | 32.35 deaths per 100 live births | 18.65 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 53.7 deaths per 100 live births | 31.64 deaths per 100 live births | 22.06 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 55.93 deaths per 100 live births | 30.95 deaths per 100 live births | 24.98 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 56.34 deaths per 100 live births | 30.27 deaths per 100 live births | 26.07 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 53.23 deaths per 100 live births | 29.61 deaths per 100 live births | 23.63 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 48.93 deaths per 100 live births | 28.96 deaths per 100 live births | 19.97 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 39.43 deaths per 100 live births | 27.33 deaths per 100 live births | 12.1 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 33.7 deaths per 100 live births | 24.03 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 31.02 deaths per 100 live births | 21.26 deaths per 100 live births | 9.76 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 24.01 deaths per 100 live births | 18.18 deaths per 100 live births | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 25.21 deaths per 100 live births | 14.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10.93 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 18.09 deaths per 100 live births | 11.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.68 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 11.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.99 deaths per 100 live births | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6681 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1599 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Bangladesh or Tajikistan?
- Bangladesh, at 3.05 deaths per 100 live births against 2.81 deaths per 100 live births in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Bangladesh and Tajikistan?
- 0.24 deaths per 100 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tajikistan?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Tajikistan rank globally for child mortality?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th and Tajikistan ranks 61st 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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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.