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

Bangladesh, at 62,138 against 47,450 in Tanzania as of 2024.

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

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 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 Tanzania: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Bangladesh

62,138

in 2024

Tanzania

47,450

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

6th

Tanzania rank

8th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Bangladesh
Tanzania

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 62,138 against 47,450 in Tanzania, a difference of 14,688.

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

Across all 56 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 8th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	294,728	30,920	263,808	Bangladesh
1970s	341,778	34,639	307,139	Bangladesh
1980s	316,814	43,450	273,365	Bangladesh
1990s	210,876	45,824	165,053	Bangladesh
2000s	136,805	44,613	92,192	Bangladesh
2010s	77,985	45,872	32,114	Bangladesh
2020s	62,579	48,610	13,969	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Bangladesh or Tanzania?: Bangladesh, at 62,138 against 47,450 in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Bangladesh and Tanzania?: 14,688, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Tanzania?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Tanzania rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 8th 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.