Key Market Indicators
By 2026, Bangladeshi child mortality is projected to fall to 38,300 deaths, a decrease of 11.1% year on year. This will represent a 6.8% decrease compared to 1965. In 2021, Bangladesh came in at number 12 in the world ranking, with Angola taking the lead at 75,730 deaths. India, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were ranked 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Immunisation coverage of Bangladeshi children aged 12-23 months remained stable at 99% in 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. This 0.2% increase since 1986 is also reflected in the world ranking in 2021, where China came in at number 6 and Greece, Mongolia and Latvia ranked 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
