What is life expectancy in Bangladesh?

Life expectancy in Bangladesh was 74.67 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 74.67 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 21.5 years in 1906.

How does Bangladesh rank for life expectancy?

Bangladesh ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Bangladesh

Name: Life expectancy in Bangladesh
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Life expectancy was 74.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

74.67 years

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

124th

of 236 countries

All-time high

74.67 years

in 2023

All-time low

21.5 years

in 1906

Years of data

1876–2023

Life expectancy in Bangladesh, 1876–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 74.67 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 79 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Bangladesh peaked at 74.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.5 years, in 1906.

That places Bangladesh 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 79 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	25.5 years	25.5 years	25.5 years	1
1880s	23.2 years	23.2 years	23.2 years	1
1890s	22 years	22 years	22 years	1
1900s	21.5 years	21.5 years	21.5 years	1
1920s	24.9 years	24.9 years	24.9 years	1
1950s	40.63 years	37.41 years	43.72 years	10
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	72.63 years	10
2020s	72.87 years	71.1 years	74.67 years	4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

121 Mexico 75.07 years compare
122 Nicaragua 74.95 years compare
123 Mauritius 74.93 years compare
125 Vietnam 74.59 years compare
126 Bahamas 74.55 years compare
127 Georgia 74.5 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Bangladesh

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.37 million (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.69 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.70 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)

All data for Bangladesh →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Bangladesh?: Life expectancy in Bangladesh was 74.67 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 74.67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 21.5 years in 1906.
How does Bangladesh rank for life expectancy?: Bangladesh ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.