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
2.557.51012.5195219872023

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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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
Deaths per 1000 live births
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.