Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) was 45.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Bangladesh, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Bangladesh is 45.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Bangladesh peaked at 45.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.1% | — |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 38.7% | +35.6% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +18.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 45.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.1%, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 26.1% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 28.6% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Bangladesh?
- Financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) in Bangladesh was 45.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025)?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2022.
- Is financial hardship in health and components (sdg 3.8.2, 2025) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025 definition): population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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