Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?

Bangladesh, at 62,138 against 49,429 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?

37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Afghanistan

49,429

in 2024

Bangladesh

62,138

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

7th

Bangladesh rank

6th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Afghanistan
Bangladesh

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 62,138 against 49,429 in Afghanistan, a difference of 12,709.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 7th and Bangladesh ranks 6th of 195 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Bangladesh	Difference	Ahead
1980s	47,118	273,423	226,304	Bangladesh
1990s	57,216	210,876	153,660	Bangladesh
2000s	60,548	136,805	76,257	Bangladesh
2010s	54,874	77,985	23,111	Bangladesh
2020s	50,760	62,579	11,818	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?: Bangladesh, at 62,138 against 49,429 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?: 12,709, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Afghanistan ranks 7th and Bangladesh ranks 6th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.