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

Bangladesh, at 47,719 against 36,398 in Uganda as of 2024.

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

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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Bangladesh

47,719

in 2024

Uganda

36,398

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

7th

Uganda rank

10th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Bangladesh
Uganda

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 47,719 against 36,398 in Uganda, a difference of 11,321.

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

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

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	308,372	38,183	270,189	Bangladesh
1970s	419,442	50,927	368,515	Bangladesh
1980s	345,493	65,797	279,696	Bangladesh
1990s	213,458	72,706	140,752	Bangladesh
2000s	116,922	60,765	56,158	Bangladesh
2010s	59,507	38,643	20,864	Bangladesh
2020s	47,537	36,161	11,376	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Bangladesh or Uganda?: Bangladesh, at 47,719 against 36,398 in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Bangladesh and Uganda?: 11,321, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Uganda ranks 10th 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.