Bangladesh vs Western Sahara: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Bangladesh
2.1%
in 2023
Western Sahara
2.1%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
61st
Western Sahara rank
62nd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Bangladesh
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 61st and Western Sahara ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Western Sahara in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.6% | 19.2% | 1.5% | Western Sahara |
| 1960s | 15.0% | 16.6% | 1.5% | Western Sahara |
| 1970s | 14.6% | 13.4% | 1.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 9.2% | 2.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 8.3% | 6.4% | 1.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 0.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Bangladesh or Western Sahara?
- Bangladesh, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Western Sahara as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Bangladesh and Western Sahara?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Western Sahara?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Western Sahara rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 61st and Western Sahara ranks 62nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.