Life expectancy in Bangladesh
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
79
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.
Life expectancy in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 25.5 years | — |
| 1886 | 23.2 years | -9.0% |
| 1896 | 22 years | -5.2% |
| 1906 | 21.5 years | -2.3% |
| 1926 | 24.9 years | +15.8% |
| 1950 | 37.41 years | +50.2% |
| 1951 | 38.14 years | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 38.84 years | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 39.44 years | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 40.37 years | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 41.07 years | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 41.6 years | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 42.57 years | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 43.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 43.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 43.98 years | +0.6% |
| 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 | +0.9% |
| 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 | 72.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.42 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.26 years | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 74.67 years | +0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 74.67 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 74.67 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 73.82 years, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy 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 |
| 1950 | +50.2% | 24.9 years | 37.41 years |
| 1971 | -37.8% | 42.67 years | 26.52 years |
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
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 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
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.