Death rate from diabetes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Death rate from diabetes was 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
18.39 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
106th
of 194 countries
All-time high
18.39 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
12.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from diabetes in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from diabetes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from diabetes in Bangladesh peaked at 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 106th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from diabetes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 13.72 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 14.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 14.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 14.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 15.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 15.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 15.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 15.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 14.17 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 13.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 13.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 15.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 16.6 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 17.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 18.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 103 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 104 Mozambique 18.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Bhutan 18.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 Rwanda 18.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 108 Spain 18.17 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 109 United States 18.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from diabetes in Bangladesh?
- Death rate from diabetes in Bangladesh was 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from diabetes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from diabetes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.49 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for death rate from diabetes?
- Bangladesh ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from diabetes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from diabetes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from diabetes mellitus in both sexes, per 100,000 people.