Life expectancy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Life expectancy was 73.1 Years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Bangladesh, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy in Bangladesh stood at 73.1 Years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Bangladesh peaked at 73.95 Years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.36 Years, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 78th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.36 Years | — |
| 2001 | 65.96 Years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.35 Years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.78 Years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 67.37 Years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 67.79 Years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 68.09 Years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 68.43 Years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.03 Years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 69.6 Years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 70.06 Years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 71.08 Years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.09 Years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72.59 Years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.78 Years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 73.19 Years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.44 Years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.38 Years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.67 Years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.95 Years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.3 Years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.1 Years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.48 Years | 65.36 Years | 69.6 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.62 Years | 70.06 Years | 73.95 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2 Years | 73.1 Years | 73.3 Years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 75 Latvia 73.2 Years compare
- 76 Cape Verde 73.16 Years compare
- 77 Belarus 73.12 Years compare
- 79 North Macedonia 73 Years compare
- 80 Armenia 72.98 Years compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 72.91 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 in Bangladesh?
- Life expectancy in Bangladesh was 73.1 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.95 Years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.36 Years in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for life expectancy?
- Bangladesh ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.