Bangladesh vs Uganda: Number of child deaths by age

Bangladesh
20,730 deaths
in 2024
Uganda
21,218 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
15th
Uganda rank
14th

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Uganda
0200.0k400.0k600.0k195619902024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 21,218 deaths against 20,730 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 488 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 14th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 193,084 deaths 33,727 deaths 159,356 deaths Bangladesh
1960s 210,736 deaths 35,172 deaths 175,565 deaths Bangladesh
1970s 319,566 deaths 46,279 deaths 273,287 deaths Bangladesh
1980s 251,075 deaths 56,875 deaths 194,199 deaths Bangladesh
1990s 148,438 deaths 60,900 deaths 87,538 deaths Bangladesh
2000s 70,688 deaths 47,951 deaths 22,737 deaths Bangladesh
2010s 30,619 deaths 26,494 deaths 4,125 deaths Bangladesh
2020s 21,050 deaths 21,511 deaths 461.4 deaths Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Bangladesh or Uganda?
Uganda, at 21,218 deaths against 20,730 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Bangladesh and Uganda?
488 deaths, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
Bangladesh ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .