Bangladesh vs India: Children died before five per woman

Bangladesh
0.0579
in 2024
India
0.0574
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
69th
India rank
70th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
00.511.522.5191119672024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0579 against 0.0574 in India, a difference of 0.0005.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 69th and India ranks 70th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
1950s 1.97 1.51 0.4539 Bangladesh
1960s 1.64 1.35 0.2954 Bangladesh
1970s 1.7 1.04 0.6613 Bangladesh
1980s 1.02 0.6701 0.348 Bangladesh
1990s 0.4533 0.4137 0.0396 Bangladesh
2000s 0.1915 0.2312 0.0397 India
2010s 0.0861 0.1077 0.0216 India
2020s 0.0602 0.0629 0.0027 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 0.0579 against 0.0574 in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Bangladesh and India?
0.0005, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Bangladesh ranks 69th and India ranks 70th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed