Bangladesh vs Marshall Islands: Infant mortality by sex
Bangladesh
2.61 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.51 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
59th
Marshall Islands rank
62nd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Bangladesh
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.61 deaths per 100 live births against 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 59th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Marshall Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.77 deaths per 100 live births | 9.99 deaths per 100 live births | 9.77 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 17.14 deaths per 100 live births | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.16 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 16.78 deaths per 100 live births | 5.84 deaths per 100 live births | 10.94 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 12.5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 7.59 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 8.57 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 4.76 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0143 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0552 deaths per 100 live births | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Bangladesh or Marshall Islands?
- Bangladesh, at 2.61 deaths per 100 live births against 2.51 deaths per 100 live births in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Bangladesh and Marshall Islands?
- 0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Marshall Islands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Marshall Islands rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 59th and Marshall Islands ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .