Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of infants who die before age 1
Bangladesh
79,563 deaths
in 2023
Ethiopia
135,147 deaths
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
5th
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 135,147 deaths against 79,563 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 55,584 deaths.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 396,298 deaths | 171,532 deaths | 224,766 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 445,947 deaths | 180,740 deaths | 265,206 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 547,435 deaths | 235,245 deaths | 312,190 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 499,605 deaths | 297,633 deaths | 201,972 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 333,523 deaths | 289,088 deaths | 44,434 deaths | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 202,908 deaths | 231,405 deaths | 28,497 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 106,410 deaths | 156,868 deaths | 50,457 deaths | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 83,066 deaths | 139,290 deaths | 56,224 deaths | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 135,147 deaths against 79,563 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 55,584 deaths, with Ethiopia 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 infants who die before age 1?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.