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
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) 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 .