Life expectancy at birth, total in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Life expectancy at birth, total was 74.93 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Bangladesh, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 74.93 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Bangladesh peaked at 74.93 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.52 years, in 1971.
That places Bangladesh 108th out of 218 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, total in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.98 years | — |
| 1961 | 44.89 years | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 45.77 years | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 45.72 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 46.75 years | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 46.05 years | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 47.64 years | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 48.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 48.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 48.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 42.67 years | -12.4% |
| 1971 | 26.52 years | -37.8% |
| 1972 | 49.65 years | +87.2% |
| 1973 | 49.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 49.59 years | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 50.63 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 50.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 51.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 51.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 51.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 52.28 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 52.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 53.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 53.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 53.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 53.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 54.59 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 54.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 55.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 55.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 55.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 53.78 years | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 56.59 years | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 57.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 57.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 58.24 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 58.94 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 59.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 60.43 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 61.24 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 62.05 years | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 62.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.59 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 64.29 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 64.91 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 65.51 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 66.05 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 67.05 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 68.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.49 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 70.54 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 71.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 72.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 72.62 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.42 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.27 years | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 74.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 74.93 years | +0.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 74.93 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 74.93 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 74.1 years, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, total 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 | +87.2% | 26.52 years | 49.65 years |
| 1971 | -37.8% | 42.67 years | 26.52 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.59 years | 43.98 years | 48.69 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.47 years | 26.52 years | 51.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.93 years | 52.28 years | 55.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.94 years | 53.78 years | 61.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.03 years | 62.05 years | 67.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3 years | 68.01 years | 72.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.28 years | 71.1 years | 74.93 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Bangladesh?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Bangladesh was 74.93 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 74.93 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.52 years in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Bangladesh ranks 108th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.