Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia, at 97,920 deaths against 52,625 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?

45,295 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

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.

Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of neonatal deaths

Bangladesh

52,625 deaths

in 2019

Ethiopia

97,920 deaths

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

7th

Ethiopia rank

4th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Bangladesh
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 97,920 deaths against 52,625 deaths in Bangladesh, a difference of 45,295 deaths.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.9 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 Ethiopia ranks 4th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	270,256 deaths	73,652 deaths	196,604 deaths	Bangladesh
1960s	259,720 deaths	83,432 deaths	176,289 deaths	Bangladesh
1970s	253,152 deaths	103,446 deaths	149,706 deaths	Bangladesh
1980s	245,367 deaths	122,877 deaths	122,490 deaths	Bangladesh
1990s	184,019 deaths	140,924 deaths	43,095 deaths	Bangladesh
2000s	123,013 deaths	136,982 deaths	13,969 deaths	Ethiopia
2010s	72,854 deaths	111,646 deaths	38,792 deaths	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 97,920 deaths against 52,625 deaths in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 45,295 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 4th 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: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.