Bangladesh vs Cambodia: Child mortality rate
Bangladesh
2.9%
in 2019
Cambodia
3.1%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
60th
Cambodia rank
57th
Child mortality rate over time
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 60th and Cambodia ranks 57th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Cambodia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.0% | 22.3% | 8.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 25.2% | 18.9% | 6.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 21.5% | 22.9% | 1.4% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 14.3% | 2.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 7.1% | 0.1% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Bangladesh or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Bangladesh as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 0.2%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cambodia?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Cambodia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 60th and Cambodia ranks 57th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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
Probability of death before the age of five.