Bangladesh vs Brazil: Number of deaths
Bangladesh
859,073 deaths
in 2023
Brazil
1.49 million deaths
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
Brazil rank
9th
Number of deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.49 million deaths against 859,073 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 635,087 deaths.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Brazil ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 million deaths | 944,176 deaths | 166,202 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 1.15 million deaths | 997,089 deaths | 151,101 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 1.47 million deaths | 1.02 million deaths | 455,306 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.36 million deaths | 1.04 million deaths | 320,104 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.26 million deaths | 1.06 million deaths | 205,476 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.01 million deaths | 1.09 million deaths | 84,086 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 900,840 deaths | 1.22 million deaths | 319,980 deaths | Brazil |
| 2020s | 947,525 deaths | 1.60 million deaths | 651,988 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of deaths, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 1.49 million deaths against 859,073 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of deaths between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 635,087 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for number of deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Brazil ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.