Bangladesh vs India: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Bangladesh
0.0579 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
India
0.0574 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
69th
India rank
70th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.0579 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman in India, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 69th and India ranks 70th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.97 under-five deaths per woman | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4539 under-five deaths per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2954 under-five deaths per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6613 under-five deaths per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6701 under-five deaths per woman | 0.348 under-five deaths per woman | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.4533 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4137 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0396 under-five deaths per woman | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.1915 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2312 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0397 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 2010s | 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1077 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0216 under-five deaths per woman | India |
| 2020s | 0.0602 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0629 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0027 under-five deaths per woman | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 0.0579 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0574 under-five deaths per woman in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Bangladesh ranks 69th and India ranks 70th of 200 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).