Deaths from drowning ghe in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Deaths from drowning ghe was 9,053 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
9,053
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
5th
of 192 countries
All-time high
24,601
in 2002
All-time low
9,053
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from drowning ghe in Bangladesh, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2000201020212000: 21.4k2001: 21.4k2002: 24.6k2003: 24.0k2004: 21.0k2005: 20.2k2006: 23.2k2007: 21.1k2008: 21.9k2009: 22.9k2010: 21.1k2011: 19.1k2012: 17.6k2013: 18.1k2014: 17.3k2015: 16.3k2016: 14.6k2017: 13.2k2018: 11.4k2019: 10.4k2020: 9.8k2021: 9.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 9,053 for deaths from drowning ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Bangladesh peaked at 24,601 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9,053, in 2021.

Bangladesh ranks 5th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22,165 20,236 24,601 10
2010s 15,890 10,371 21,087 10
2020s 9,427 9,053 9,800 2

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 2 India 54,672 compare
  2. 2 Niue 0.12 compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 22,120 compare
  4. 4 Nigeria 14,156 compare
  5. 6 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8,101 compare
  6. 7 Viet Nam 7,680 compare
  7. 8 Japan 7,478 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from drowning ghe in Bangladesh?
Deaths from drowning ghe in Bangladesh was 9,053 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 24,601 in 2002.
What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 9,053 in 2021.
How does Bangladesh rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from drowning ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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