Bangladesh vs South Africa: Child mortality rate by household wealth
Bangladesh
3.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
3.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
55th
South Africa rank
52nd
Child mortality rate by household wealth over time
- Bangladesh
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.52 deaths per 100 live births against 3.08 deaths per 100 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.44 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.41 deaths per 100 live births | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 6.85 deaths per 100 live births | 7.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6776 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 4.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0417 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.12 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3285 deaths per 100 live births | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by household wealth, Bangladesh or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.52 deaths per 100 live births against 3.08 deaths per 100 live births in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by household wealth between Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 0.44 deaths per 100 live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for child mortality rate by household wealth?
- Bangladesh ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate by household wealth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births in the middle 20% of the population in terms of wealth.