Life expectancy at birth, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Bangladesh, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Bangladesh is 73.3 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Bangladesh peaked at 73.3 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.8 years, in 1971.
Bangladesh ranks 95th of 217 countries on this measure, 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, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.72 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.69 years | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 46.54 years | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 46.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 47.56 years | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 47.08 years | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 48.5 years | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 48.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 49.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 49.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 44.6 years | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 22.8 years | -48.9% |
| 1972 | 50.66 years | +122.1% |
| 1973 | 50.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 50.52 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 51.61 years | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 51.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 52.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 52.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 52.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 53.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 53.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 53.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 54.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 54.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 54.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 54.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 55.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 55.41 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 55.74 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 56.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 54.43 years | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 56.77 years | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 57.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 57.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 58.15 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 58.72 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 59.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 59.96 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 60.67 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 61.38 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 62.08 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 62.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 63.38 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.94 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.48 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 64.95 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 65.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 65.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 66.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 66.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 68.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 69.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 69.8 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 70.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 69.58 years | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 69.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.57 years | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 73.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.3 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.46 years | 44.72 years | 49.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.07 years | 22.8 years | 52.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.43 years | 53.13 years | 55.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.89 years | 54.43 years | 60.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.02 years | 61.38 years | 66.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.56 years | 66.52 years | 70.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.59 years | 69.48 years | 73.3 years | 5 |
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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 6.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Bangladesh?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Bangladesh was 73.3 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8 years in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 95th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, male (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.