Bangladesh vs South Africa: Infant mortality rate
Bangladesh
2.44 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
South Africa
2.42 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
57th
South Africa rank
58th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Bangladesh
- South Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.44 deaths per 100 live births against 2.42 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 58th of 199 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.09 deaths per 100 live births | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 11.71 deaths per 100 live births | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 4.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 4.79 deaths per 100 live births | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2366 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0518 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0163 deaths per 100 live births | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Bangladesh or South Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 2.44 deaths per 100 live births against 2.42 deaths per 100 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 58th 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 rate. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .