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

Bangladesh
84,651.0%
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
190,533.0%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
4th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
0200.0k400.0k600.0k195219872023

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 190,533.0% against 84,651.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 105,882.0%.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 2.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1970s 528,666.1% 124,608.2% 404,057.9% Bangladesh
1980s 460,897.5% 149,046.9% 311,850.6% Bangladesh
1990s 299,797.8% 187,425.5% 112,372.3% Bangladesh
2000s 181,878.5% 198,406.6% 16,528.1% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s 99,979.6% 193,039.6% 93,060.0% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s 83,560.8% 191,428.2% 107,867.5% Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 190,533.0% against 84,651.0% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
105,882.0%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,536 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.