Bangladesh vs Russia

Bangladesh vs Russia: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 3.1 per 100 live births in Bangladesh and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 2.5 per 100 live births, or 5.87 times that in Russia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

All yearsSince 1950Since 1990Since 2010
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Bangladesh vs Russia: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 3.1 per 100 live births in Bangladesh and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 2.5 per 100 live births, or 5.87 times that in Russia.
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Latest figures

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2024
Bangladesh3.1 20244.158 of 200
Russia0.5 20240.9160 of 200
World3.7 20244.4

What the numbers say

  • Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1958.
  • In 2024, Bangladesh ranked 58 and Russia ranked 160 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

YearBangladeshRussiaWorld
20243.10.53.7
20233.10.53.8
20223.10.54
20213.10.64
20203.10.63.9
20193.20.64
20183.40.64
20173.50.74.1
20163.70.84.2
20153.90.84.3
20144.10.94.4
20134.214.5
20124.414.7
20114.715
20104.915.1
20095.11.15.3
20085.41.15.5
20075.71.25.7
200661.36
20056.31.46.2
20046.71.56.6
20037.11.66.8
20027.51.77.1
200181.87.4
20008.61.97.7
19999.127.9
19989.72.18.3
199710.32.18.4
199610.92.28.6
199511.62.28.8
199412.22.28.9
199312.82.29.1
199213.42.29.2
1991142.29.3
199014.72.29.4
198915.32.29.5
198815.92.310
198716.62.39.9
198617.22.410.3
198517.92.510.6
198418.52.610.9
198319.12.611.1
198219.62.711.2
198120.22.711.6
198020.72.711.9
197921.22.811.9
197821.72.812.3
197722.22.812.6
197622.52.812.8
197527.32.813.1
197427.62.813.3
197322.92.813.5
197222.92.813.7
197136.72.813.9
197027.12.914.2
196922.72.914.6
196822.7315
196722.93.115.3
196623.13.215.1
196523.43.415.1
196423.93.615.7
196324.43.816.2
196225417
196125.74.318.8
196026.44.620.2
195927.14.919.9
195827.85.219.7
195728.6–20.5
195629.5–21.3
195530.4–22.3
195431.3–22.8
195332.3–23.3
195233.3–23.9
195134.4–24.3
195035.5–24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
1911–38.536
1910–4436.4
1909–40.336.6
1908–39.637.2
1907–36.637.4
1906–40.338.1
1905–44.238.8
1904–37.738.9
1903–40.639.5
1902–41.940.1
1901–44.240.8
1900–40.940.9
1899–3940.8
1898–45.341.2
1897–42.241
1896–44.541.1
1895–45.341.3
1894–4341.2
1893–40.941.2
1892–49.941.7
1891–44.241.3
1890–47.441.5
1889–44.741.2
1888–40.641
1887–41.641.1
1886–40.341.1
1885–43.941.2
1884–41.341.1
1883–46.141.4
1882–48.941.5
1881–40.941.1
1880–46.541.6
1879–40.941.1
1878–48.741.6
1877–42.241.2
1876–45.241.4
1875–43.241.5
1874–42.641.7
1873–42.641.8
1872–47.942.1
1871–44.542.2
1870–40.341.9
1869–44.742.1
1868–48.642.4
1867–39.542
1866––42.1
1865––42.3
1864––42.2
1863––42.5
1862––42.6
1861––42.9
1860––42.9
1859––43.7
1858––43.8
1857––44.2
1856––44.2
1855––44
1854––43.7
1853––43.2
1852––42.9
1851––42.4
1850––42
1849––42.3
1848––42.3
1847––42.2
1846––42.4
1845––42
1844––42.1
1843––42.1
1842––42.2
1841––42.1
1840––42.1
1839––42.1
1838––42.2
1837––42.2
1836––42.2
1835––42.2
1834––42.3
1833––42.2
1832––42.2
1831––42.2
1830––42.2
1829––42.1
1828––42.1
1827––42.1
1826––42.1
1825––42.1
1824––42.1
1823––42.1
1822––42.1
1821––42.1
1820––42.1
1819––42.2
1818––42.2
1817––42.2
1816––42.2
1815––42.2
1814––42.3
1813––42.3
1812––42.4
1811––42.4
1810––42.5
1809––42.5
1808––42.5
1807––42.5
1806––42.6
1805––42.6
1804––42.6
1803––42.6
1802––42.7
1801––42.7
1800––42.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
  • Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time