Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of infant deaths
Bangladesh
84,684 deaths
in 2024
Ethiopia
141,578 deaths
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
5th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 141,578 deaths against 84,684 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 56,894 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 444,297 deaths | 180,865 deaths | 263,432 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 547,538 deaths | 235,912 deaths | 311,626 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 461,813 deaths | 308,059 deaths | 153,754 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 299,987 deaths | 297,621 deaths | 2,366 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 181,625 deaths | 242,802 deaths | 61,178 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 99,552 deaths | 168,657 deaths | 69,104 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 83,774 deaths | 168,605 deaths | 84,831 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 141,578 deaths against 84,684 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 56,894 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th 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 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 .