Children died before five per woman in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Children died before five per woman was 0.0579 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Bangladesh, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.0579 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Bangladesh peaked at 2.52 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0579, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 69th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.23 | — |
| 1951 | 2.18 | -2.5% |
| 1952 | 2.12 | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 2.06 | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 2.01 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 1.97 | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 1.92 | -2.3% |
| 1957 | 1.88 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 1.84 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 1.82 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 1.79 | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 1.75 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 1.72 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 1.67 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.63 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 1.6 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.58 | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 1.57 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.56 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.56 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.87 | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 2.52 | +35.1% |
| 1972 | 1.57 | -37.8% |
| 1973 | 1.56 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.87 | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 1.84 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 1.5 | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 1.46 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.42 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 1.36 | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 1.31 | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 1.26 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.2 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 1.12 | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.06 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9898 | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9131 | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8412 | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7716 | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7146 | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6561 | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5948 | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5397 | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4924 | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4588 | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4162 | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3832 | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3606 | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3296 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3014 | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2752 | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2523 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2323 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2127 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1946 | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.177 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1616 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1483 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.136 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1246 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.114 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1053 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0982 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0927 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0871 | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0815 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0769 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0714 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0683 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0656 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.063 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0612 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0598 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0591 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0579 | -1.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0579 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1232, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0579 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0396, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +35.1% | 1.87 | 2.52 |
| 1972 | -37.8% | 2.52 | 1.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 1.82 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.64 | 1.56 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7 | 1.36 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 | 0.7146 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4533 | 0.3014 | 0.6561 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1915 | 0.1246 | 0.2752 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0861 | 0.0656 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0602 | 0.0579 | 0.063 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Bangladesh?
- Children died before five per woman in Bangladesh was 0.0579 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 in 1971.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for children died before five per woman?
- Bangladesh ranks 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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