Bangladesh vs Poland: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh and 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 19.6 per 1,000 live births, or 7.15 times that in Poland.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

BangladeshPolandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at 2.3 per 1,000 live births and Poland at 0.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Bangladesh	Poland	World
2023	22.8	3.2	27.3
2022	23.7	3.4	28.2
2021	24.6	3.9	28.4
2020	25.6	3.5	28.7
2019	26.6	3.8	29.2
2018	27.7	3.8	29.7
2017	28.9	4.1	30.3
2016	30.2	4.1	31.1
2015	31.6	4.2	32.1
2014	33	4.3	32.9
2013	34.6	4.5	33.9
2012	36.3	4.6	35
2011	38	4.7	36.8
2010	39.9	4.9	37.7
2009	41.9	5.3	39.1
2008	44.1	5.6	40.4
2007	46.5	5.8	42
2006	48.7	6	43.7
2005	51.2	6.3	45.4
2004	53.9	6.7	47.2
2003	56.7	7	48.8
2002	59.7	7.2	50.6
2001	62.9	7.6	52.2
2000	66.3	8.1	53.7
1999	69.8	8.7	55.5
1998	73.5	9.3	57.1
1997	77.2	10.5	58.3
1996	81	11.7	59.6
1995	85	13.3	60.8
1994	88.8	14.5	62
1993	92.8	15.9	62.9
1992	96.7	17	64.1
1991	105.1	18	64.9
1990	104.6	18.9	64.9
1989	108.4	19.7	66.2
1988	112.4	20.3	68
1987	116	20.6	68.6
1986	119.4	20.9	70.8
1985	123.3	21.5	72.9
1984	126.2	22.4	74.6
1983	129.3	23.5	76.1
1982	132.3	24.2	76.6
1981	135.2	24.9	78.7
1980	137.8	25.3	80.6
1979	140.1	26.1	82.5
1978	142.2	27.1	84.7
1977	144	27.9	86.4
1976	145.5	28.5	88.1
1975	146.7	28.4	89.6
1974	150.8	29	90.9
1973	148.7	30.1	92.1
1972	149.2	32.3	93.6
1971	195.7	35	96.1
1970	163.6	35.7	96.9
1969	150.8	35.2	98.3
1968	151.5	34.9	100.2
1967	152.4	36.1	103.1
1966	153.6	38.7	104.9
1965	157.6	41.7	106.4
1964	157	45.1	106.1
1963	160.2	49.3	107.7
1962	161.3	51.5	110.2
1961	164.6	53.8	121.5
1960	168.8	59.6	131.8
1959	170.1	65.7	125.7
1958	173.2	73	117.7
1957	176.2	73.2	120
1956	180	77.3	121.9
1955	183.2	79.4	124.8
1954	186.7	85.1	127.7
1953	190.6	89.2	130.1
1952	194	100	132.7
1951	197.6	95	136
1950	201.2	99.2	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Bangladesh	Poland	World
2024	16.914.1–20.4	3.32.8–3.9	26.9
2025	16.112.2–21.3	3.22.5–4.2	26.4
2026	15.311.1–21.4	3.12.3–4.3	25.9
2027	14.610–21.5	32.1–4.4	25.4
2028	13.99–21.5	2.92–4.4	24.9
2029	13.28.4–21.4	2.81.8–4.6	24.5
2030	12.67.8–21.5	2.81.8–4.6	24
2031	12.17.5–21.5	2.71.7–4.7	23.6
2032	11.77–21.5	2.61.6–4.8	23.2
2033	11.26.6–21.3	2.51.5–4.8	22.8
2034	10.85.9–21	2.41.4–4.7	22.3
2035	10.45.6–20.9	2.41.3–4.6	21.9
2036	105.3–20.8	2.31.3–4.6	21.5
2037	9.65–20.3	2.31.2–4.7	21.1
2038	9.34.7–19.8	2.21.2–4.7	20.8
2039	8.94.5–19.3	2.11.1–4.5	20.4
2040	8.74.3–18.7	2.11.1–4.5	20
2041	8.44.1–18.8	21–4.5	19.7
2042	8.13.9–18.5	21–4.4	19.4
2043	7.83.7–18.3	1.90.9–4.5	19
2044	7.63.6–18.1	1.80.9–4.3	18.7
2045	7.33.4–17.7	1.80.9–4.4	18.4
2046	7.13.2–17	1.80.8–4.3	18.2
2047	6.93–16.8	1.70.8–4.2	17.9
2048	6.72.9–16.5	1.70.8–4.2	17.7
2049	6.52.9–16.8	1.60.8–4.3	17.5
2050	6.32.8–16.1	1.60.7–4.2	17.3
2051	6.12.7–16.2	1.60.7–4	17.1
2052	5.92.6–15.6	1.50.7–4.1	16.9
2053	5.82.5–15.3	1.50.7–3.9	16.7
2054	5.62.5–15.1	1.50.6–3.8	16.5
2055	5.42.3–14.7	1.40.6–3.7	16.3
2056	5.32.3–14.6	1.40.6–3.6	16.1
2057	5.22.2–14.3	1.40.6–3.7	15.9
2058	52.2–14.1	1.40.5–3.7	15.7
2059	4.92.1–13.8	1.30.5–3.6	15.5
2060	4.82–13.6	1.30.5–3.5	15.3
2061	4.72–13.5	1.30.5–3.5	15.1
2062	4.61.9–13	1.30.5–3.5	14.9
2063	4.41.8–13	1.20.5–3.5	14.7
2064	4.31.8–12.5	1.20.4–3.4	14.5
2065	4.21.7–12.1	1.20.4–3.3	14.3
2066	4.11.7–11.8	1.20.4–3.3	14.1
2067	41.7–11.4	1.10.4–3.2	13.9
2068	3.91.6–11.6	1.10.4–3.1	13.8
2069	3.81.6–11.3	1.10.4–3	13.6
2070	3.81.5–11.1	1.10.4–3	13.4
2071	3.71.4–10.9	1.10.3–3	13.2
2072	3.61.4–10.8	10.3–3	13
2073	3.51.3–10.8	10.3–2.9	12.9
2074	3.51.3–10.6	10.3–2.8	12.7
2075	3.41.3–10.1	10.3–2.8	12.6
2076	3.31.2–9.7	10.3–2.8	12.4
2077	3.31.2–9.6	0.90.3–2.7	12.3
2078	3.21.2–9.5	0.90.3–2.8	12.1
2079	3.11.1–9.1	0.90.3–2.7	12
2080	3.11.1–9	0.90.3–2.7	11.8
2081	31–9	0.90.3–2.6	11.7
2082	31–9.1	0.90.2–2.6	11.6
2083	2.91–8.9	0.80.2–2.6	11.5
2084	2.90.9–8.7	0.80.2–2.5	11.4
2085	2.80.9–8.6	0.80.2–2.5	11.3
2086	2.80.9–8.2	0.80.2–2.5	11.1
2087	2.70.8–8.1	0.80.2–2.5	11
2088	2.70.8–8.1	0.80.2–2.5	10.9
2089	2.70.8–7.7	0.80.2–2.6	10.8
2090	2.60.8–7.6	0.80.2–2.5	10.7
2091	2.60.8–7.6	0.70.2–2.5	10.6
2092	2.50.8–7.4	0.70.2–2.5	10.5
2093	2.50.7–7.7	0.70.2–2.5	10.4
2094	2.50.7–7.6	0.70.2–2.4	10.3
2095	2.40.7–7.4	0.70.2–2.4	10.1
2096	2.40.7–7.3	0.70.2–2.4	10
2097	2.40.7–7.2	0.70.2–2.4	9.9
2098	2.30.7–6.9	0.70.1–2.4	9.8
2099	2.30.6–7.2	0.70.1–2.4	9.7
2100	2.30.6–6.9	0.60.1–2.4	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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