Bangladesh vs India: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Bangladesh
2.1%
in 2023
India
2.3%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
61st
India rank
58th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 61st and India ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.6% | 16.3% | 1.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 15.0% | 14.8% | 0.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 14.6% | 13.0% | 1.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 10.6% | 1.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 0.0% | India |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 6.0% | 1.0% | India |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.7% | 0.6% | India |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Bangladesh or India?
- India, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Bangladesh and India?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 61st and India ranks 58th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.