Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Number of child deaths by age
Bangladesh
20,730 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar
18,942 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
15th
Madagascar rank
18th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Bangladesh
- Madagascar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20,730 deaths against 18,942 deaths in Madagascar, a difference of 1,788 deaths.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 278,771 deaths | 27,508 deaths | 251,263 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 251,075 deaths | 38,071 deaths | 213,004 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 148,438 deaths | 28,587 deaths | 119,851 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 70,688 deaths | 21,818 deaths | 48,871 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 30,619 deaths | 18,117 deaths | 12,501 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 21,050 deaths | 19,038 deaths | 2,011 deaths | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Bangladesh or Madagascar?
- Bangladesh, at 20,730 deaths against 18,942 deaths in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 1,788 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 18th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .