Bangladesh vs Fiji: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Bangladesh
2.44 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Fiji
2.35 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
57th
Fiji rank
59th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Bangladesh
- Fiji
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.44 per 1,000 live births against 2.35 per 1,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 0.09 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 59th of 195 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.93 per 1,000 live births | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | 10.78 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 15.76 per 1,000 live births | 4.12 per 1,000 live births | 11.64 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 11.71 per 1,000 live births | 2.76 per 1,000 live births | 8.95 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 7.97 per 1,000 live births | 1.86 per 1,000 live births | 6.12 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 4.79 per 1,000 live births | 1.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.09 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.07 per 1,000 live births | 1.7 per 1,000 live births | 1.37 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.45 per 1,000 live births | 2.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.162 per 1,000 live births | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Bangladesh or Fiji?
- Bangladesh, at 2.44 per 1,000 live births against 2.35 per 1,000 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Bangladesh and Fiji?
- 0.09 per 1,000 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Fiji?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Fiji rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th and Fiji ranks 59th 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.