What is number of under-five deaths in Bangladesh?

Number of under-five deaths in Bangladesh was 105,414 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 1.21 million in 1971.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 103,947 in 2021.

How does Bangladesh rank for number of under-five deaths?

Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Bangladesh

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Bangladesh
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bangladesh: Number of under-five deaths was 105,414 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

105,414

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

7th

of 195 countries

All-time high

1.21 million

in 1971

All-time low

103,947

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Bangladesh, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 105,414 for number of under-five deaths in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Bangladesh peaked at 1.21 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 103,947, in 2021.

That places Bangladesh 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	645,765	626,739	685,786	10
1970s	867,104	732,428	1.21 million	10
1980s	712,888	599,784	791,908	10
1990s	448,425	350,484	571,837	10
2000s	252,314	179,718	332,179	10
2010s	130,171	105,777	166,654	10
2020s	104,823	103,947	105,709	5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

4 Pakistan 381,586 compare
5 Ethiopia 181,228 compare
6 Niger 118,445 compare
8 Sudan 101,879 compare
9 Tanzania 86,317 compare
10 Uganda 82,589 compare

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More health data for Bangladesh

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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 20, female, interpolated 1.73 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 07, female, interpolated 1.53 million (2025)
Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 1.60 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Bangladesh?: Number of under-five deaths in Bangladesh was 105,414 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 1.21 million in 1971.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 103,947 in 2021.
How does Bangladesh rank for number of under-five deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.