Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Bangladesh
62,138 deaths
in 2024
Indonesia
40,915 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
6th
Indonesia rank
9th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 62,138 deaths against 40,915 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 21,223 deaths.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 199 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 252,592 deaths | 218,934 deaths | 33,658 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 273,270 deaths | 229,962 deaths | 43,308 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 341,778 deaths | 210,282 deaths | 131,496 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 316,814 deaths | 168,570 deaths | 148,244 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 210,876 deaths | 128,486 deaths | 82,391 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 136,805 deaths | 95,092 deaths | 41,713 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 77,985 deaths | 67,824 deaths | 10,161 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 62,579 deaths | 44,917 deaths | 17,662 deaths | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Bangladesh or Indonesia?
- Bangladesh, at 62,138 deaths against 40,915 deaths in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 21,223 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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 .