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
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k195319882024

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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Indicator
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,164 data points, 1952–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .