Bangladesh vs Gabon: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Bangladesh
32.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gabon
36.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
59th
Gabon rank
56th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 36.2 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.6 per 1,000 live births.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 59th and Gabon ranks 56th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 245.1 per 1,000 live births 197.88 per 1,000 live births 47.22 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
1970s 254.08 per 1,000 live births 143.31 per 1,000 live births 110.77 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
1980s 182.27 per 1,000 live births 104.3 per 1,000 live births 77.97 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
1990s 121.84 per 1,000 live births 86.34 per 1,000 live births 35.5 per 1,000 live births Bangladesh
2000s 69.79 per 1,000 live births 70.32 per 1,000 live births 0.53 per 1,000 live births Gabon
2010s 42.39 per 1,000 live births 49.99 per 1,000 live births 7.6 per 1,000 live births Gabon
2020s 32.88 per 1,000 live births 38.52 per 1,000 live births 5.64 per 1,000 live births Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Bangladesh or Gabon?
Gabon, at 36.2 per 1,000 live births against 32.6 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Bangladesh and Gabon?
3.6 per 1,000 live births, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gabon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Gabon rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Bangladesh ranks 59th and Gabon ranks 56th 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, under-5, 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, under-5, 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

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.