Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre
Bangladesh
0.6529 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0829 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.6529 units per square kilometre against 0.0829 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.57 units per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 7.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3 units per square kilometre | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | 2.19 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.4 units per square kilometre | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | 1.29 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.7648 units per square kilometre | 0.0869 units per square kilometre | 0.6778 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.642 units per square kilometre | 0.0837 units per square kilometre | 0.5582 units per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bangladesh, at 0.6529 units per square kilometre against 0.0829 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.57 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.