What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bangladesh and Fiji?

1.4 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.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Fiji: Mortality rate, under-5

Bangladesh

30.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Fiji

29.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

58th

Fiji rank

60th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Bangladesh
Fiji

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.1 per 1,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 1.4 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 58th and Fiji ranks 60th of 197 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	240.11 per 1,000 live births	66.1 per 1,000 live births	174.01 per 1,000 live births	Bangladesh
1970s	252.06 per 1,000 live births	53.21 per 1,000 live births	198.85 per 1,000 live births	Bangladesh
1980s	180.93 per 1,000 live births	36.46 per 1,000 live births	144.47 per 1,000 live births	Bangladesh
1990s	118.68 per 1,000 live births	25.17 per 1,000 live births	93.51 per 1,000 live births	Bangladesh
2000s	66.24 per 1,000 live births	23.01 per 1,000 live births	43.23 per 1,000 live births	Bangladesh
2010s	39.85 per 1,000 live births	22.12 per 1,000 live births	17.73 per 1,000 live births	Bangladesh
2020s	30.82 per 1,000 live births	28.54 per 1,000 live births	2.28 per 1,000 live births	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Bangladesh or Fiji?: Bangladesh, at 30.5 per 1,000 live births against 29.1 per 1,000 live births in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Bangladesh and Fiji?: 1.4 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 mortality rate, under-5?: Bangladesh ranks 58th and Fiji ranks 60th 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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