Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth was 1.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
210th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.43
in 1971
All-time low
0.9127
in 1970
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh stood at 1.05.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh peaked at 1.43 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9127, in 1970.
That places Bangladesh 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9875 | — |
| 1951 | 0.9833 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 0.9798 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.9768 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.974 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 0.9718 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.9702 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.9686 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.9676 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.967 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.9656 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.9633 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9654 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9605 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.9646 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9547 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9631 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.9622 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9611 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.9599 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9127 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 1.43 | +57.2% |
| 1972 | 0.959 | -33.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9592 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.962 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9607 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9612 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9619 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.963 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9645 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9667 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.969 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9723 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.976 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9804 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9826 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.988 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9901 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9911 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9913 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9915 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9756 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9935 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9961 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9996 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.02 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.07, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.05 is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.04, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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 | +57.2% | 0.9127 | 1.43 |
| 1972 | -33.2% | 1.43 | 0.959 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9747 | 0.967 | 0.9875 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.962 | 0.9547 | 0.9656 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9127 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9808 | 0.9667 | 0.9913 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9756 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 207 Afghanistan 1.05 compare
- 208 Northern Mariana Islands 1.05 compare
- 209 Switzerland 1.05 compare
- 211 Sweden 1.04 compare
- 212 Australia 1.04 compare
- 213 India 1.04 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (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 gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh?
- Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh was 1.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 1971.
- What is the lowest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9127 in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth?
- Bangladesh ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender ratio in life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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