Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia, at 76,318 against 47,719 in Bangladesh as of 2024.

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

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of under-five deaths, female

Bangladesh

47,719

in 2024

Ethiopia

76,318

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

7th

Ethiopia rank

5th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Bangladesh
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 76,318 against 47,719 in Bangladesh, a difference of 28,599.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	420,512	182,246	238,266	Bangladesh
1980s	345,493	226,086	119,407	Bangladesh
1990s	213,458	203,579	9,879	Bangladesh
2000s	116,922	154,376	37,453	Ethiopia
2010s	59,507	96,381	36,873	Ethiopia
2020s	47,537	97,792	50,256	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 76,318 against 47,719 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 28,599, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Bangladesh ranks 7th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.