Which has higher number of deaths, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 901,849 deaths against 859,073 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

42,776 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

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.

Bangladesh vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Number of deaths

Bangladesh

859,073 deaths

in 2023

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

901,849 deaths

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

12th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

11th

Number of deaths over time

Bangladesh
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 901,849 deaths against 859,073 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 42,776 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 11th of 236 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.11 million deaths	334,055 deaths	776,323 deaths	Bangladesh
1960s	1.15 million deaths	392,307 deaths	755,883 deaths	Bangladesh
1970s	1.47 million deaths	457,370 deaths	1.02 million deaths	Bangladesh
1980s	1.36 million deaths	559,313 deaths	802,423 deaths	Bangladesh
1990s	1.26 million deaths	690,585 deaths	572,789 deaths	Bangladesh
2000s	1.01 million deaths	769,627 deaths	239,472 deaths	Bangladesh
2010s	900,840 deaths	836,284 deaths	64,556 deaths	Bangladesh
2020s	947,525 deaths	909,990 deaths	37,534 deaths	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 901,849 deaths against 859,073 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 42,776 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for number of deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 12th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 11th 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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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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