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

Bangladesh, at 62,138 against 40,915 in Indonesia as of 2024.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Bangladesh

62,138

in 2024

Indonesia

40,915

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

6th

Indonesia rank

9th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Bangladesh
Indonesia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 62,138 against 40,915 in Indonesia, a difference of 21,223.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 195 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	273,270	229,962	43,308	Bangladesh
1970s	341,778	210,282	131,496	Bangladesh
1980s	316,814	168,570	148,244	Bangladesh
1990s	210,876	128,486	82,391	Bangladesh
2000s	136,805	95,092	41,713	Bangladesh
2010s	77,985	67,824	10,161	Bangladesh
2020s	62,579	44,917	17,662	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Bangladesh or Indonesia?: Bangladesh, at 62,138 against 40,915 in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Bangladesh and Indonesia?: 21,223, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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.