Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia, at 83,419 against 46,327 in Bangladesh as of 2024.

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

58 years are reported by both, from 1967 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of infant deaths, male

Bangladesh

46,327

in 2024

Ethiopia

83,419

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

6th

Ethiopia rank

5th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Bangladesh
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 83,419 against 46,327 in Bangladesh, a difference of 37,092.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	244,291	101,185	143,106	Bangladesh
1970s	298,081	131,829	166,252	Bangladesh
1980s	252,081	171,778	80,303	Bangladesh
1990s	164,438	169,613	5,175	Ethiopia
2000s	99,767	141,377	41,610	Ethiopia
2010s	54,366	99,674	45,308	Ethiopia
2020s	45,746	97,799	52,054	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 83,419 against 46,327 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 37,092, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 5th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
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 male infants dying before reaching one year of age.