Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Bangladesh
62,138 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia
104,789 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
5th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 104,789 deaths against 62,138 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 42,651 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 358,698 deaths | 116,596 deaths | 242,102 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 316,814 deaths | 130,848 deaths | 185,967 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 210,876 deaths | 149,294 deaths | 61,582 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 136,805 deaths | 140,732 deaths | 3,927 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 77,985 deaths | 114,395 deaths | 36,410 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 62,579 deaths | 108,294 deaths | 45,715 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 104,789 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 Ethiopia?
- 42,651 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th 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 .