Bangladesh vs South Africa: Mortality rate, infant, male

Bangladesh
26.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
26.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
58th
South Africa rank
58th

Mortality rate, infant, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 26.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.1 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 150 per 1,000 live births 107.22 per 1,000 live births 42.78 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
1980s 124.98 per 1,000 live births 74.51 per 1,000 live births 50.47 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
1990s 85.68 per 1,000 live births 51.14 per 1,000 live births 34.54 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
2000s 51.64 per 1,000 live births 48.37 per 1,000 live births 3.27 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
2010s 32.82 per 1,000 live births 32.24 per 1,000 live births 0.58 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
2020s 26.14 per 1,000 live births 26.2 per 1,000 live births 0.06 per 1,000 live births South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, male, Bangladesh or South Africa?
Bangladesh, at 26.1 per 1,000 live births against 26.1 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant, male between Bangladesh and South Africa?
0 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant, male?
Bangladesh ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 58th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.