Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
0.445 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0679 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.445 units per square kilometre against 0.0679 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.3771 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 6.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 195 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.81 units per square kilometre 0.106 units per square kilometre 1.7 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 1.04 units per square kilometre 0.0943 units per square kilometre 0.9458 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 0.5429 units per square kilometre 0.0734 units per square kilometre 0.4695 units per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 0.4394 units per square kilometre 0.0691 units per square kilometre 0.3703 units per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bangladesh, at 0.445 units per square kilometre against 0.0679 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.3771 units per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre. 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, male, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,881 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.