Bangladesh vs India: Mortality rate, neonatal

Bangladesh
17.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
India
16.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
51st
India rank
54th

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 17.9 per 1,000 live births against 16.7 per 1,000 live births in India, a difference of 1.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 51st and India ranks 54th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1960s 92.7 per 1,000 live births 85.3 per 1,000 live births 7.4 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
1970s 94.6 per 1,000 live births 80.2 per 1,000 live births 14.4 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
1980s 78.68 per 1,000 live births 65.11 per 1,000 live births 13.57 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
1990s 55.35 per 1,000 live births 51.06 per 1,000 live births 4.29 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
2000s 36 per 1,000 live births 38.13 per 1,000 live births 2.13 per 1,000 live births India
2010s 23.98 per 1,000 live births 26.67 per 1,000 live births 2.69 per 1,000 live births India
2020s 18.14 per 1,000 live births 18.56 per 1,000 live births 0.42 per 1,000 live births India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 17.9 per 1,000 live births against 16.7 per 1,000 live births in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Bangladesh and India?
1.2 per 1,000 live births, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Bangladesh ranks 51st and India ranks 54th 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, neonatal (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, neonatal (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, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.