Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Bangladesh or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 105,425 against 62,138 in Bangladesh as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

43,287, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Bangladesh

62,138

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

105,425

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

6th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

4th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Bangladesh
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 105,425 against 62,138 in Bangladesh, a difference of 43,287.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1980s	290,933	61,824	229,109	Bangladesh
1990s	210,876	72,335	138,541	Bangladesh
2000s	136,805	77,675	59,130	Bangladesh
2010s	77,985	84,738	6,752	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	62,579	101,873	39,295	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 105,425 against 62,138 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 43,287, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), 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
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.