Bangladesh vs Niger: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Bangladesh
95,733 deaths
in 2023
Niger
123,007 deaths
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
7th
Niger rank
6th
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time
- Bangladesh
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 123,007 deaths against 95,733 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 27,274 deaths.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 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 Niger ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 640,793 deaths | 54,376 deaths | 586,417 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 677,570 deaths | 71,614 deaths | 605,955 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 835,196 deaths | 95,609 deaths | 739,587 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 718,177 deaths | 127,996 deaths | 590,180 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 452,480 deaths | 142,261 deaths | 310,219 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 258,334 deaths | 120,782 deaths | 137,552 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 131,031 deaths | 114,141 deaths | 16,890 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 100,590 deaths | 121,132 deaths | 20,541 deaths | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 123,007 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 Niger?
- 27,274 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Niger rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Niger ranks 6th 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.