Table 1 Ranking of top 10 causes of child mortality in Bangladesh
Rank0–17 years (n = 351 651)1–17 years (n = 335 458)1–4 years (n = 74 164)5–9 years (n = 106 916)
CauseNumberCauseNumberCauseNumberCauseNumber
1Pneumonia271 (77.1)Drowning96 (28.6)Drowning64 (86.3)Drowning28 (26.2)
2LBW/preterm211 (60.0)Pneumonia69 (20.6)Pneumonia56 (75.5)Diarrhoea16 (15.0)
3Birth asphyxia156 (44.4)Malnutrition46 (13.7)Malnutrition40 (53.9)Pneumonia7 (6.5)
4Diarrhoea113 (32.1)Diarrhoea44 (13.1)Diarrhoea25 (33.7)Transport injuries7 (6.5)
5Drowning96 (27.3)Meningitis23 (6.9)Meningitis17 (22.9)Chicken pox5 (4.7)
6Malnutrition75 (21.3)Transport injuries20 (6.0)Diarrhoea + pneumonia11 (14.8)Animal bite5 (4.7)
7Septicaemia67 (19.1)Diarrhoea + pneumonia15 (4.5)Septicaemia5 (6.7)Meningitis4 (3.7)
8Meningitis55 (15.6)Suicide12 (3.6)Transport injuries2 (2.7)Electrocution4 (3.7)
9Diarrhoea + pneumonia50 (14.2)Animal bite12 (3.6)Dengue1 (1.3)Malnutrition3 (2.8)
10Transport injuries18 (5.1)Chicken pox5 (1.5)Diarrhoea + pneumonia2 (1.9)
  • Values in parentheses are rates per 100 000/year.

  • LBW, low birth weight.