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

Bangladesh, at 52,625 deaths against 40,778 deaths in Uganda as of 2019.

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

11,847 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

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 Uganda: Number of neonatal deaths

Bangladesh

52,625 deaths

in 2019

Uganda

40,778 deaths

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

7th

Uganda rank

10th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Bangladesh
Uganda

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 52,625 deaths against 40,778 deaths in Uganda, a difference of 11,847 deaths.

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

Across all 70 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1950s	270,256 deaths	20,708 deaths	249,548 deaths	Bangladesh
1960s	259,720 deaths	24,604 deaths	235,116 deaths	Bangladesh
1970s	253,152 deaths	29,003 deaths	224,149 deaths	Bangladesh
1980s	245,367 deaths	33,963 deaths	211,404 deaths	Bangladesh
1990s	184,019 deaths	37,316 deaths	146,703 deaths	Bangladesh
2000s	123,013 deaths	43,408 deaths	79,605 deaths	Bangladesh
2010s	72,854 deaths	43,327 deaths	29,527 deaths	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bangladesh or Uganda?: Bangladesh, at 52,625 deaths against 40,778 deaths in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bangladesh and Uganda?: 11,847 deaths, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.