Bangladesh vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Bangladesh
95,733 deaths
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
90,186 deaths
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
7th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
9th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 95,733 deaths against 90,186 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 5,547 deaths.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th of 236 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1950s 640,793 deaths 97,978 deaths 542,815 deaths Bangladesh
1960s 677,570 deaths 124,722 deaths 552,848 deaths Bangladesh
1970s 835,196 deaths 151,096 deaths 684,100 deaths Bangladesh
1980s 718,177 deaths 174,725 deaths 543,451 deaths Bangladesh
1990s 452,480 deaths 186,698 deaths 265,782 deaths Bangladesh
2000s 258,334 deaths 149,822 deaths 108,511 deaths Bangladesh
2010s 131,031 deaths 106,551 deaths 24,480 deaths Bangladesh
2020s 100,590 deaths 93,068 deaths 7,522 deaths Bangladesh

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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Bangladesh, at 95,733 deaths against 90,186 deaths in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of?
5,547 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 9th 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.