Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Afghanistan
49,429 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh
62,138 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
7th
Bangladesh rank
6th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 62,138 deaths against 49,429 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 12,709 deaths.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Bangladesh ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47,118 deaths | 273,423 deaths | 226,304 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 57,216 deaths | 210,876 deaths | 153,660 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 60,548 deaths | 136,805 deaths | 76,257 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 54,874 deaths | 77,985 deaths | 23,111 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 50,760 deaths | 62,579 deaths | 11,818 deaths | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 62,138 deaths against 49,429 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 12,709 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and Bangladesh ranks 6th 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 neonatal, infant and child deaths. 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 less than 28 days .