Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Number of infant deaths
Afghanistan
70,975 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh
84,684 deaths
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Bangladesh rank
6th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 84,684 deaths against 70,975 deaths in Afghanistan, a difference of 13,709 deaths.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Bangladesh ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 108,340 deaths | 430,312 deaths | 321,973 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 114,994 deaths | 435,029 deaths | 320,035 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 131,767 deaths | 547,538 deaths | 415,771 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 108,570 deaths | 461,813 deaths | 353,243 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 101,216 deaths | 299,987 deaths | 198,771 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 100,900 deaths | 181,625 deaths | 80,725 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 83,457 deaths | 99,552 deaths | 16,095 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 74,251 deaths | 83,774 deaths | 9,523 deaths | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 84,684 deaths against 70,975 deaths in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 13,709 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Bangladesh ranks 6th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant 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 1 .