Life expectancy at birth, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Life expectancy at birth, female was 76.67 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.67 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
121st
of 217 countries
All-time high
76.67 years
in 2024
All-time low
32.72 years
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Bangladesh, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Bangladesh stood at 76.67 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Bangladesh peaked at 76.67 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.72 years, in 1971.
That places Bangladesh 121st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.18 years | — |
| 1961 | 44.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 44.93 years | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 44.77 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 45.88 years | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 44.95 years | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 46.72 years | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 47.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 47.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 47.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 40.71 years | -14.6% |
| 1971 | 32.72 years | -19.6% |
| 1972 | 48.58 years | +48.5% |
| 1973 | 48.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 48.6 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 49.58 years | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 49.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 50.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 50.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 50.99 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 51.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 51.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 52.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 52.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 53.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 53.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 54.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 54.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 54.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 55.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 55.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 53.1 years | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 56.4 years | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 56.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 57.63 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 58.36 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 59.19 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 60.06 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 60.95 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 61.89 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 62.81 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 63.7 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 64.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 65.32 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 66.01 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 66.67 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 67.27 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 68.45 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 69.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 69.69 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 70.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 70.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 73.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 73.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.43 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.85 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 76.05 years | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 76.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.67 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.66 years | 43.18 years | 47.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.08 years | 32.72 years | 50.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.39 years | 51.37 years | 55.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.01 years | 53.1 years | 61.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.16 years | 62.81 years | 69.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.21 years | 69.69 years | 74.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.07 years | 72.85 years | 76.67 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 118 Paraguay 77.09 years compare
- 119 Suriname 76.98 years compare
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 76.83 years compare
- 122 Belize 76.66 years compare
- 123 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76.66 years compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 76.6 years 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Bangladesh?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Bangladesh was 76.67 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 76.67 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.72 years in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 121st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.