Which has higher diarrheal disease deaths, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 38,299 deaths against 29,166 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2021.

What is the difference in diarrheal disease deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

9,133 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal disease deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Diarrheal disease deaths

Bangladesh

29,166 deaths

in 2021

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

38,299 deaths

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

7th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

6th

Diarrheal disease deaths over time

Bangladesh
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 38,299 deaths against 29,166 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 9,133 deaths.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 6th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
2000s	50,566 deaths	43,107 deaths	7,458 deaths	Bangladesh
2010s	30,705 deaths	46,568 deaths	15,863 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	29,493 deaths	37,198 deaths	7,705 deaths	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diarrheal disease deaths, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 38,299 deaths against 29,166 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2021.
What is the difference in diarrheal disease deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 9,133 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for diarrheal disease deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal disease deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Diarrheal disease deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes.