Infant mortality per 1,000 live births fell 4.44% to 28.0 in Bangladesh in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 174 in 1960 and an all time low of 28.0 in 2017. When compared to Bangladesh's main peers, infant mortality per 1,000 live births in Bhutan amounted to 25.5, 7.90 in China, 31.4 in India and 38.2 in Myanmar in 2017.
Bangladesh has been ranked 57th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of infant mortality per 1,000 live births, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Infant Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Bangladesh | 33.5 | 32.1 | 30.6 | 29.3 | 28.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | 29.6 | 28.5 | 27.4 | 26.4 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 10.8 | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | 7.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 38.8 | 36.9 | 34.9 | 33.1 | 31.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 1.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 45.6 | 43.8 | 42.0 | 40.4 | 38.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | 43.5 | 42.0 | 40.7 | 39.4 | 38.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | 32.3 | 30.9 | 29.7 | 28.5 | 27.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 65.4 | 63.8 | 62.1 | 60.5 | 58.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 8.10 | 7.60 | 7.00 | 6.50 | 5.90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | 8.60 | 8.00 | 7.50 | 7.00 | 6.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 10.2 | 9.70 | 9.30 | 8.90 | 8.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 6.00 | 5.90 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.70 |
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