Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 was 29 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Bangladesh, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 29 for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Bangladesh peaked at 92 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2019.
Bangladesh ranks 22nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 92 | — |
| 1997 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 63 | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 59 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 46 | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 45 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 39 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 29 | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5 | 89 | 92 | 2 |
| 2000s | 56 | 46 | 63 | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.4 | 29 | 45 | 5 |
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More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0219 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Bangladesh?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 in Bangladesh was 29 in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 92 in 1994.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2019.
- How does Bangladesh rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q4 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).