Sex ratio in life expectancy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Sex ratio in life expectancy 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
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy 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, sex ratio in life expectancy 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.
Sex ratio in life expectancy 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% |
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)
- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0219 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0187 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Bangladesh?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Bangladesh was 1.05 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 1971.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9127 in 1970.
- How does Bangladesh rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Bangladesh ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.