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

Bangladesh
52,625 deaths
in 2019
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
64,656 deaths
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
7th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
5th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k195019842019

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 64,656 deaths against 52,625 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 12,031 deaths.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1950s 270,256 deaths 39,317 deaths 230,939 deaths Bangladesh
1960s 259,720 deaths 49,264 deaths 210,457 deaths Bangladesh
1970s 253,152 deaths 57,549 deaths 195,603 deaths Bangladesh
1980s 245,367 deaths 65,280 deaths 180,087 deaths Bangladesh
1990s 184,019 deaths 74,808 deaths 109,211 deaths Bangladesh
2000s 123,013 deaths 87,261 deaths 35,752 deaths Bangladesh
2010s 72,854 deaths 76,093 deaths 3,239 deaths Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 64,656 deaths against 52,625 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
12,031 deaths, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 5th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of neonatal deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.