Bangladesh vs Burundi: Neonatal mortality rate
Bangladesh
1.79 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Burundi
1.96 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
53rd
Burundi rank
50th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Bangladesh
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.96 Deaths per 1000 live births against 1.79 Deaths per 1000 live births in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.17 Deaths per 1000 live births.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Burundi ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Burundi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.35 Deaths per 1000 live births | 4.99 Deaths per 1000 live births | 4.36 Deaths per 1000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9.38 Deaths per 1000 live births | 4.88 Deaths per 1000 live births | 4.51 Deaths per 1000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 7.83 Deaths per 1000 live births | 4.17 Deaths per 1000 live births | 3.66 Deaths per 1000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 5.51 Deaths per 1000 live births | 3.87 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.65 Deaths per 1000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 3.6 Deaths per 1000 live births | 3.32 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2789 Deaths per 1000 live births | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2.41 Deaths per 1000 live births | 2.43 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0273 Deaths per 1000 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.82 Deaths per 1000 live births | 2.03 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2041 Deaths per 1000 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Bangladesh or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 1.96 Deaths per 1000 live births against 1.79 Deaths per 1000 live births in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Bangladesh and Burundi?
- 0.17 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burundi?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Burundi rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Burundi ranks 50th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.