What is child mortality vs. health spending in Bangladesh?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bangladesh was 3.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 36.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 3.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bangladesh rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Bangladesh ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bangladesh

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Bangladesh
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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Bangladesh: Child mortality vs. health spending was 3.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.05 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

58th

of 199 countries

All-time high

36.7 deaths per 100 live births

in 1971

All-time low

3.05 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1950–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Bangladesh, 1950–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Bangladesh is 3.05 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Bangladesh peaked at 36.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 3.05 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Bangladesh 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	31.02 deaths per 100 live births	27.11 deaths per 100 live births	35.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	24.01 deaths per 100 live births	22.7 deaths per 100 live births	26.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	25.21 deaths per 100 live births	21.24 deaths per 100 live births	36.7 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	18.09 deaths per 100 live births	15.28 deaths per 100 live births	20.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	11.87 deaths per 100 live births	9.12 deaths per 100 live births	14.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	6.62 deaths per 100 live births	5.11 deaths per 100 live births	8.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.99 deaths per 100 live births	3.23 deaths per 100 live births	4.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	3.05 deaths per 100 live births	3.14 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

55 Botswana 3.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
56 Gabon 3.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
57 Dominican Republic 3.06 deaths per 100 live births compare
59 Laos 2.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
60 Fiji 2.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
61 Tajikistan 2.81 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Bangladesh

Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1.51 million (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 1.73 million (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 1.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.51 million (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1.51 million (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.63 million (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1.53 million (2025)

All data for Bangladesh →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Bangladesh?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Bangladesh was 3.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 36.7 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 3.05 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bangladesh rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Bangladesh ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .