Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?

Bangladesh, at 38,357 against 31,864 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Number of infant deaths, female

Afghanistan

31,864

in 2024

Bangladesh

38,357

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

8th

Bangladesh rank

6th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Afghanistan
Bangladesh

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 38,357 against 31,864 in Afghanistan, a difference of 6,493.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Bangladesh ranks 6th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Bangladesh	Difference	Ahead
1960s	53,561	195,852	142,291	Bangladesh
1970s	61,514	249,457	187,942	Bangladesh
1980s	50,819	209,732	158,913	Bangladesh
1990s	46,728	135,549	88,821	Bangladesh
2000s	46,359	81,858	35,499	Bangladesh
2010s	37,912	45,186	7,274	Bangladesh
2020s	33,430	38,028	4,598	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?: Bangladesh, at 38,357 against 31,864 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?: 6,493, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Afghanistan ranks 8th and Bangladesh ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.