Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Bangladesh
62,138
in 2024
Ethiopia
104,789
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
5th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 104,789 against 62,138 in Bangladesh, a difference of 42,651.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 358,698 | 116,596 | 242,102 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 316,814 | 130,848 | 185,967 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 210,876 | 149,294 | 61,582 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 136,805 | 140,732 | 3,927 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 77,985 | 114,395 | 36,410 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 62,579 | 108,294 | 45,715 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 104,789 against 62,138 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 42,651, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th 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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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.