Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Bangladesh
62,138 deaths
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
105,425 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
6th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 105,425 deaths against 62,138 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 43,287 deaths.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 290,933 deaths | 61,824 deaths | 229,109 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 210,876 deaths | 72,335 deaths | 138,541 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 136,805 deaths | 77,675 deaths | 59,130 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 77,985 deaths | 84,738 deaths | 6,752 deaths | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 62,579 deaths | 101,873 deaths | 39,295 deaths | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 105,425 deaths against 62,138 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 43,287 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th 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 .