Bangladesh vs Niger: Number of child deaths
Bangladesh
105,414 deaths
in 2024
Niger
118,445 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Niger rank
6th
Number of child deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 118,445 deaths against 105,414 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 13,031 deaths.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Niger ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 852,222 deaths | 97,394 deaths | 754,827 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 712,888 deaths | 124,000 deaths | 588,887 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 448,425 deaths | 137,903 deaths | 310,522 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 252,314 deaths | 116,424 deaths | 135,889 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 130,171 deaths | 110,368 deaths | 19,803 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 104,823 deaths | 117,845 deaths | 13,022 deaths | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Bangladesh or Niger?
- Niger, at 118,445 deaths against 105,414 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Bangladesh and Niger?
- 13,031 deaths, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Niger?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Niger rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Niger ranks 6th 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 .