Bangladesh vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Bangladesh
95,733 deaths
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
312,148 deaths
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
7th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
4th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 312,148 deaths against 95,733 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 216,415 deaths.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 3.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1950s 640,793 deaths 176,354 deaths 464,439 deaths Bangladesh
1960s 677,570 deaths 205,611 deaths 471,959 deaths Bangladesh
1970s 835,196 deaths 232,284 deaths 602,912 deaths Bangladesh
1980s 718,177 deaths 272,926 deaths 445,251 deaths Bangladesh
1990s 452,480 deaths 332,234 deaths 120,246 deaths Bangladesh
2000s 258,334 deaths 340,974 deaths 82,640 deaths Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 131,031 deaths 325,710 deaths 194,678 deaths Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s 100,590 deaths 314,754 deaths 214,164 deaths Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 312,148 deaths against 95,733 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
216,415 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.