Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Number of infant deaths
Afghanistan
70,975
in 2024
Bangladesh
84,684
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Bangladesh rank
6th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 84,684 against 70,975 in Afghanistan, a difference of 13,709.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Bangladesh ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114,994 | 435,029 | 320,035 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 131,767 | 547,538 | 415,771 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 108,570 | 461,813 | 353,243 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 101,216 | 299,987 | 198,771 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 100,900 | 181,625 | 80,725 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 83,457 | 99,552 | 16,095 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 74,251 | 83,774 | 9,523 | 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 against 70,975 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 13,709, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Bangladesh ranks 6th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.