Bangladesh vs Nepal: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Bangladesh
21.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nepal
20.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
61st
Nepal rank
64th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 21.18 deaths per 1,000 people against 20.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 0.93 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 61st and Nepal ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 200.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 253.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 167.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 224 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.23 deaths per 1,000 people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 162.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 173.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 129.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 125.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 88.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 51.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 31.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 22.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7529 deaths per 1,000 people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Bangladesh, at 21.18 deaths per 1,000 people against 20.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 0.93 deaths per 1,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 61st and Nepal ranks 64th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.