Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of child deaths
Bangladesh
105,414 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia
181,228 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Ethiopia rank
5th
Number of child deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 181,228 deaths against 105,414 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 75,814 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 868,954 deaths | 398,910 deaths | 470,044 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 712,888 deaths | 495,242 deaths | 217,646 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 448,425 deaths | 454,494 deaths | 6,069 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 252,314 deaths | 352,878 deaths | 100,564 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 130,171 deaths | 226,944 deaths | 96,773 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 104,823 deaths | 226,316 deaths | 121,493 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 181,228 deaths against 105,414 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 75,814 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th 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 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 under 5 .