Births and deaths per year in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Births and deaths per year was 859,073 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
859,073 deaths
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.80 million deaths
in 1971
All-time low
853,187 deaths
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, births and deaths per year in Bangladesh stood at 859,073 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Bangladesh peaked at 2.80 million deaths in 1971 and was at its lowest, 853,187 deaths, in 2022.
Bangladesh ranks 12th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.14 million deaths | — |
| 1951 | 1.13 million deaths | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 1.12 million deaths | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 1.12 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.10 million deaths | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 1.10 million deaths | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.10 million deaths | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.09 million deaths | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 1.10 million deaths | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.10 million deaths | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.12 million deaths | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 1.11 million deaths | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.11 million deaths | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.14 million deaths | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.13 million deaths | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.19 million deaths | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 1.15 million deaths | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.16 million deaths | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 1.18 million deaths | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.20 million deaths | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.53 million deaths | +27.6% |
| 1971 | 2.80 million deaths | +83.2% |
| 1972 | 1.22 million deaths | -56.4% |
| 1973 | 1.25 million deaths | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.31 million deaths | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1.29 million deaths | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.31 million deaths | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.32 million deaths | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.34 million deaths | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.35 million deaths | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.36 million deaths | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.37 million deaths | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.37 million deaths | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.37 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.37 million deaths | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.38 million deaths | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.36 million deaths | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.35 million deaths | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.35 million deaths | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.34 million deaths | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.34 million deaths | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.47 million deaths | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 1.30 million deaths | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 1.28 million deaths | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.27 million deaths | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million deaths | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million deaths | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million deaths | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.17 million deaths | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.14 million deaths | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million deaths | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.09 million deaths | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million deaths | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million deaths | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million deaths | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 987,574 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 971,276 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 963,370 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 944,575 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 932,491 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 920,705 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 910,734 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 906,650 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 904,443 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 900,891 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 898,665 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 896,598 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 893,985 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 889,861 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 885,868 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million deaths | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million deaths | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 853,187 deaths | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 859,073 deaths | +0.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 859,073 deaths is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810 deaths, 9.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 859,073 deaths is above the median for South Asia, which is 184,148 deaths, 4.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births and deaths per year in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +83.2% | 1.53 million deaths | 2.80 million deaths |
| 1972 | -56.4% | 2.80 million deaths | 1.22 million deaths |
| 1970 | +27.6% | 1.20 million deaths | 1.53 million deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.11 million deaths | 1.09 million deaths | 1.14 million deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.15 million deaths | 1.11 million deaths | 1.20 million deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.47 million deaths | 1.22 million deaths | 2.80 million deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 million deaths | 1.34 million deaths | 1.38 million deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 million deaths | 1.14 million deaths | 1.47 million deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million deaths | 932,491 deaths | 1.11 million deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 900,840 deaths | 885,868 deaths | 920,705 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 947,525 deaths | 853,187 deaths | 1.06 million deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Bangladesh?
- Births and deaths per year in Bangladesh was 859,073 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 million deaths in 1971.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 853,187 deaths in 2022.
- How does Bangladesh rank for births and deaths per year?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year.