Life expectancy at age 15 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Life expectancy at age 15 was 88.63 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
88.63
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
85th
of 236 countries
All-time high
88.63
in 2100
All-time low
43.61
in 1971
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Bangladesh, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Bangladesh is 88.63, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Bangladesh peaked at 88.63 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 43.61, in 1971.
Bangladesh ranks 85th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.33 | — |
| 1951 | 60.58 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 60.81 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 60.95 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 61.39 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 61.63 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 61.75 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 62.25 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 62.38 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 62.62 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 62.75 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 63.18 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 63.6 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 63.55 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 64.07 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 63.72 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 64.59 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 64.87 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 65.12 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 65.35 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 62.2 | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 43.61 | -29.9% |
| 1972 | 66.16 | +51.7% |
| 1973 | 66.38 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 66.31 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 66.86 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 67.04 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 67.17 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 67.28 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 67.37 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 67.39 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 67.42 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 67.43 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 67.47 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 67.46 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 67.27 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 67.34 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 67.21 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 67.02 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 66.85 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 66.68 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.43 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 66.52 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 66.57 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 66.71 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 66.91 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 67.2 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 67.55 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.95 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 68.39 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 68.86 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.31 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 69.75 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.15 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 70.5 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.82 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 71.11 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.34 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.66 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71.94 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.24 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.55 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.88 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 73.22 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.59 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.96 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.34 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.72 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 75.1 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 75.48 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.01 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 73.61 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.78 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 77.11 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.9 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 77.09 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 77.28 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 77.47 | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 77.65 | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 77.84 | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 78.02 | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 78.2 | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 78.39 | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 78.58 | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 78.77 | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 78.96 | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 79.14 | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 79.32 | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 79.51 | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 79.7 | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 79.89 | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 80.08 | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 80.26 | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 80.45 | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 80.64 | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 80.83 | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 81.01 | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 81.2 | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 81.37 | +0.2% |
| 2049 | 81.54 | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 81.71 | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 81.88 | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 82.05 | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 82.23 | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 82.39 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 82.57 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 82.74 | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 82.9 | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 83.07 | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 83.24 | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 83.4 | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 83.55 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 83.7 | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 83.86 | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 84.02 | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 84.18 | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 84.32 | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 84.47 | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 84.62 | +0.2% |
| 2069 | 84.77 | +0.2% |
| 2070 | 84.92 | +0.2% |
| 2071 | 85.07 | +0.2% |
| 2072 | 85.2 | +0.2% |
| 2073 | 85.34 | +0.2% |
| 2074 | 85.48 | +0.2% |
| 2075 | 85.62 | +0.2% |
| 2076 | 85.76 | +0.2% |
| 2077 | 85.9 | +0.2% |
| 2078 | 86.03 | +0.2% |
| 2079 | 86.16 | +0.2% |
| 2080 | 86.29 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 86.42 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 86.55 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 86.67 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 86.79 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 86.92 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 87.03 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 87.16 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 87.28 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 87.39 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 87.5 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 87.62 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 87.73 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 87.85 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 87.97 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 88.09 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 88.19 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 88.31 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 88.42 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 88.52 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 88.63 | +0.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 88.63 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 88.63 is above the median for South Asia, which is 87.89, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +51.7% | 43.61 | 66.16 |
| 1971 | -29.9% | 62.2 | 43.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.47 | 60.33 | 62.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.08 | 62.75 | 65.35 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.04 | 43.61 | 67.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.29 | 66.85 | 67.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.99 | 65.43 | 68.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.54 | 68.86 | 71.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.81 | 72.24 | 75.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.57 | 73.61 | 77.84 | 10 |
| 2030s | 78.86 | 78.02 | 79.7 | 10 |
| 2040s | 80.73 | 79.89 | 81.54 | 10 |
| 2050s | 82.48 | 81.71 | 83.24 | 10 |
| 2060s | 84.09 | 83.4 | 84.77 | 10 |
| 2070s | 85.55 | 84.92 | 86.16 | 10 |
| 2080s | 86.85 | 86.29 | 87.39 | 10 |
| 2090s | 88.02 | 87.5 | 88.52 | 10 |
| 2100s | 88.63 | 88.63 | 88.63 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Bangladesh?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Bangladesh was 88.63 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 88.63 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.61 in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Bangladesh ranks 85th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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