Which has higher number of deaths, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?

Bangladesh, at 859,073 deaths against 767,017 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?

92,056 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?

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 Ethiopia: Number of deaths

Bangladesh

859,073 deaths

in 2023

Ethiopia

767,017 deaths

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

12th

Ethiopia rank

14th

Number of deaths over time

Bangladesh
Ethiopia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 859,073 deaths against 767,017 deaths in Ethiopia, a difference of 92,056 deaths.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 14th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1.11 million deaths	524,770 deaths	585,608 deaths	Bangladesh
1960s	1.15 million deaths	557,098 deaths	591,092 deaths	Bangladesh
1970s	1.47 million deaths	730,758 deaths	741,772 deaths	Bangladesh
1980s	1.36 million deaths	912,161 deaths	449,575 deaths	Bangladesh
1990s	1.26 million deaths	970,924 deaths	292,450 deaths	Bangladesh
2000s	1.01 million deaths	933,770 deaths	75,329 deaths	Bangladesh
2010s	900,840 deaths	764,272 deaths	136,568 deaths	Bangladesh
2020s	947,525 deaths	775,811 deaths	171,714 deaths	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?: Bangladesh, at 859,073 deaths against 767,017 deaths in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 92,056 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 14th 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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