Bangladesh vs Fiji: Infant mortality by sex
Bangladesh
2.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Fiji
2.58 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
59th
Fiji rank
61st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Bangladesh
- Fiji
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.61 deaths per 100 live births against 2.58 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 59th and Fiji ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.6 deaths per 100 live births | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | 14.19 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 17.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | 11.57 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 16.78 deaths per 100 live births | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 12.33 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 12.5 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1011 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Bangladesh or Fiji?
- Bangladesh, at 2.61 deaths per 100 live births against 2.58 deaths per 100 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Bangladesh and Fiji?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Fiji?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Fiji rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th and Fiji ranks 61st of 199 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .