Bangladesh vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality
Infant mortality in 2023: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 19.1 per 1,000 live births, or 6.16 times that in United Kingdom.
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Latest figures
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 22.8 2023 | 34.6 | 62 of 229 | 2.3 2100 |
| United Kingdom | 3.7 2023 | 3.8 | 190 of 229 | 0.7 2100 |
| World | 27.3 2023 | 33.9 | 9.6 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 62 and United Kingdom ranked 190 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at 2.3 per 1,000 live births and United Kingdom at 0.7 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.8 | 3.7 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 23.7 | 3.8 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 24.6 | 3.9 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 25.6 | 3.7 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 26.6 | 3.9 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 27.7 | 3.8 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 28.9 | 3.9 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 30.2 | 3.8 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 31.6 | 3.9 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 33 | 3.8 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 34.6 | 3.8 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 36.3 | 4.1 | 35 |
| 2011 | 38 | 4.3 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 39.9 | 4.4 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 41.9 | 4.7 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 44.1 | 4.8 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 46.5 | 4.9 | 42 |
| 2006 | 48.7 | 5.1 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 51.2 | 5.1 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 53.9 | 5.1 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 56.7 | 5.4 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 59.7 | 5.2 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 62.9 | 5.5 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 66.3 | 5.5 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 69.8 | 5.7 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 73.5 | 5.7 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 77.2 | 5.8 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 81 | 6.2 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 85 | 6.1 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 88.8 | 6.1 | 62 |
| 1993 | 92.8 | 6.3 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 96.7 | 6.5 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 105.1 | 7.3 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 104.6 | 8 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 108.4 | 8.4 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 112.4 | 9 | 68 |
| 1987 | 116 | 9.2 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 119.4 | 9.5 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 123.3 | 9.4 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 126.2 | 9.7 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 129.3 | 10.2 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 132.3 | 10.9 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 135.2 | 11.1 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 137.8 | 12.4 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 140.1 | 13.2 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 142.2 | 13.6 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 144 | 14.1 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 145.5 | 14.2 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 146.7 | 15.6 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 150.8 | 16.4 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 148.7 | 16.7 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 149.2 | 17 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 195.7 | 17.8 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 163.6 | 18.5 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 150.8 | 18.2 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 151.5 | 18.7 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 152.4 | 18.6 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 153.6 | 19.6 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 157.6 | 19.7 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 157 | 21.1 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 160.2 | 21.9 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 161.3 | 22.7 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 164.6 | 22.4 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 168.8 | 23.1 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 170.1 | 23 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 173.2 | 23.5 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 176.2 | 24.3 | 120 |
| 1956 | 180 | 24.8 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 183.2 | 25.8 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 186.7 | 26.2 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 190.6 | 27.7 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 194 | 28.9 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 197.6 | 30.4 | 136 |
| 1950 | 201.2 | 30.1 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bangladesh | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.914.1–20.4 | 3.63.1–4.3 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 16.112.2–21.3 | 3.52.8–4.5 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 15.311.1–21.4 | 3.42.6–4.6 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 14.610–21.5 | 3.32.4–4.8 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 13.99–21.5 | 3.32.3–4.8 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 13.28.4–21.4 | 3.22.2–4.8 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 12.67.8–21.5 | 3.12.1–4.8 | 24 |
| 2031 | 12.17.5–21.5 | 32–4.8 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 11.77–21.5 | 2.91.9–4.9 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 11.26.6–21.3 | 2.91.8–4.9 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 10.85.9–21 | 2.81.8–4.9 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 10.45.6–20.9 | 2.71.7–4.9 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 105.3–20.8 | 2.61.6–4.9 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 9.65–20.3 | 2.61.6–4.8 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 9.34.7–19.8 | 2.51.5–4.9 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 8.94.5–19.3 | 2.51.5–4.8 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 8.74.3–18.7 | 2.41.4–4.8 | 20 |
| 2041 | 8.44.1–18.8 | 2.31.3–4.7 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 8.13.9–18.5 | 2.31.2–4.8 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 7.83.7–18.3 | 2.21.2–4.8 | 19 |
| 2044 | 7.63.6–18.1 | 2.21.2–4.8 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 7.33.4–17.7 | 2.11.1–4.8 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 7.13.2–17 | 2.11.1–4.6 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 6.93–16.8 | 21–4.8 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 6.72.9–16.5 | 21–4.6 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 6.52.9–16.8 | 21–4.6 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 6.32.8–16.1 | 1.90.9–4.6 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 6.12.7–16.2 | 1.90.9–4.4 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 5.92.6–15.6 | 1.80.9–4.3 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 5.82.5–15.3 | 1.80.8–4.2 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 5.62.5–15.1 | 1.80.8–4.2 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 5.42.3–14.7 | 1.70.8–4.2 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 5.32.3–14.6 | 1.70.7–4.1 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 5.22.2–14.3 | 1.60.7–4 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 52.2–14.1 | 1.60.7–3.9 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 4.92.1–13.8 | 1.60.7–3.8 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 4.82–13.6 | 1.60.6–3.8 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 4.72–13.5 | 1.50.6–3.7 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 4.61.9–13 | 1.50.6–3.7 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 4.41.8–13 | 1.50.5–3.7 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 4.31.8–12.5 | 1.40.5–3.6 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 4.21.7–12.1 | 1.40.5–3.5 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 4.11.7–11.8 | 1.40.5–3.4 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 41.7–11.4 | 1.40.5–3.5 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 3.91.6–11.6 | 1.30.4–3.5 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 3.81.6–11.3 | 1.30.4–3.4 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 3.81.5–11.1 | 1.30.4–3.4 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 3.71.4–10.9 | 1.30.4–3.3 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 3.61.4–10.8 | 1.20.4–3.2 | 13 |
| 2073 | 3.51.3–10.8 | 1.20.4–3.2 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 3.51.3–10.6 | 1.20.4–3.2 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 3.41.3–10.1 | 1.20.3–3.2 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 3.31.2–9.7 | 1.10.3–3.1 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 3.31.2–9.6 | 1.10.3–3.1 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 3.21.2–9.5 | 1.10.3–3.1 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 3.11.1–9.1 | 1.10.3–3.1 | 12 |
| 2080 | 3.11.1–9 | 1.10.3–3 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 31–9 | 10.3–3 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 31–9.1 | 10.2–3 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 2.91–8.9 | 10.2–3 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 2.90.9–8.7 | 10.2–3 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 2.80.9–8.6 | 10.2–2.9 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 2.80.9–8.2 | 0.90.2–2.8 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 2.70.8–8.1 | 0.90.2–2.8 | 11 |
| 2088 | 2.70.8–8.1 | 0.90.2–2.8 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 2.70.8–7.7 | 0.90.1–2.9 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 2.60.8–7.6 | 0.90.1–2.8 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 2.60.8–7.6 | 0.90.1–2.9 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 2.50.8–7.4 | 0.80.1–2.7 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 2.50.7–7.7 | 0.80.1–2.6 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 2.50.7–7.6 | 0.80.1–2.6 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 2.40.7–7.4 | 0.80.1–2.6 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 2.40.7–7.3 | 0.80.1–2.7 | 10 |
| 2097 | 2.40.7–7.2 | 0.80.1–2.6 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 2.30.7–6.9 | 0.80.1–2.6 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 2.30.6–7.2 | 0.70.1–2.6 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 2.30.6–6.9 | 0.70.1–2.5 | 9.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time