Bangladesh vs Uganda: Number of child deaths
Bangladesh
105,414 deaths
in 2024
Uganda
82,589 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Uganda rank
10th
Number of child deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Uganda
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 105,414 deaths against 82,589 deaths in Uganda, a difference of 22,825 deaths.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 623,396 deaths | 78,330 deaths | 545,066 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 645,765 deaths | 82,642 deaths | 563,123 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 867,104 deaths | 110,116 deaths | 756,988 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 712,888 deaths | 141,638 deaths | 571,250 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 448,425 deaths | 158,699 deaths | 289,726 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 252,314 deaths | 134,108 deaths | 118,205 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 130,171 deaths | 86,893 deaths | 43,278 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 104,823 deaths | 81,967 deaths | 22,857 deaths | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Bangladesh or Uganda?
- Bangladesh, at 105,414 deaths against 82,589 deaths in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 22,825 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th 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 .