Which has higher number of infant deaths, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 247,025 against 84,684 in Bangladesh as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

162,341, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

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

Bangladesh

84,684

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

247,025

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

6th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

4th

Number of infant deaths over time

Bangladesh
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 247,025 against 84,684 in Bangladesh, a difference of 162,341.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 2.9 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th of 197 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	547,538	122,944	424,594	Bangladesh
1980s	461,813	144,229	317,584	Bangladesh
1990s	299,987	197,841	102,146	Bangladesh
2000s	181,625	202,928	21,302	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	99,552	190,738	91,186	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	83,774	238,557	154,784	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 247,025 against 84,684 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 162,341, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
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 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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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.