Bangladesh vs Eritrea: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Bangladesh
2.44 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Eritrea
2.47 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
57th
Eritrea rank
56th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Bangladesh
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.47 per 1,000 live births against 2.44 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.03 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.72 per 1,000 live births | 10.09 per 1,000 live births | 4.64 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 11.71 per 1,000 live births | 10.62 per 1,000 live births | 1.08 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 7.97 per 1,000 live births | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | 1.27 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 4.79 per 1,000 live births | 4.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.371 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.07 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.226 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.45 per 1,000 live births | 2.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.172 per 1,000 live births | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Bangladesh or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 2.47 per 1,000 live births against 2.44 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Bangladesh and Eritrea?
- 0.03 per 1,000 live births, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Eritrea?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Eritrea rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th and Eritrea ranks 56th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.