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Bangladesh — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for Bangladesh, 1960–2024.
Latest value · 2024
24.4
Infant Mortality Rate · per 1,000 live births · -86.3% since 1960
Infant mortality for Bangladesh was 24.4 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 204.9 in 1971. The lowest was 24.4 in 2022 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.06% per year.
Bangladesh ranks 57 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 29%. The median for South Asia is 22.2, so Bangladesh sits above it. It peaked in 1971 and has fallen 88% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 22%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
24.4
First (1960)
177.9
Change
-86.3%
Highest
204.9
in 1971
Lowest
24.4
in 2022
Average
93.0
Annual growth (CAGR)
-3.06%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.4 |
| 2023 | 24.4 |
| 2022 | 24.4 |
| 2021 | 24.5 |
| 2020 | 24.8 |
| 2019 | 25.4 |
| 2018 | 26.2 |
| 2017 | 27.3 |
| 2016 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 29.8 |
| 2014 | 31.2 |
| 2013 | 32.6 |
Reading this correctly. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. Figures are in per 1,000 live births. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.