What is mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh was 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Bangladesh?

The highest recorded value was 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people in 1971.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Bangladesh?

The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Bangladesh rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Bangladesh ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Bangladesh?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Bangladesh data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bangladesh: Mortality rates at age 65 was 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.84 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 6.0%

World rank

157th

of 236 countries

All-time high

9.71 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1971

All-time low

1.84 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh stood at 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh peaked at 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Bangladesh ranks 157th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	5.84 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	5.68 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1952	5.53 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1953	5.41 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1954	5.24 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1955	5.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1956	5.03 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1957	4.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1958	4.81 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1959	4.72 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1960	4.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1961	4.52 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1962	4.42 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1963	4.37 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1964	4.26 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1965	4.23 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1966	4.07 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
1967	3.97 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1968	3.87 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1969	3.76 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1970	4.01 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.7%
1971	9.71 deaths per 1,000 people	+141.8%
1972	3.43 deaths per 1,000 people	-64.7%
1973	3.33 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
1974	3.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1975	3.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
1976	3.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
1977	3.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1978	3.07 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1979	3.08 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1980	3.11 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1981	3.15 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
1982	3.2 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
1983	3.26 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.8%
1984	3.33 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1985	3.43 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.9%
1986	3.51 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1987	3.62 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.1%
1988	3.73 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.2%
1989	3.84 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.0%
1990	3.96 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.0%
1991	4.18 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.5%
1992	4.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1993	4.22 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.5%
1994	4.25 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1995	4.26 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1996	4.24 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1997	4.18 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1998	4.1 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
1999	3.99 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
2000	3.87 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
2001	3.75 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
2002	3.64 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
2003	3.54 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
2004	3.46 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
2005	3.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
2006	3.32 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
2007	3.26 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
2008	3.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
2009	3.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.0%
2010	3.06 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
2011	2.98 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
2012	2.89 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
2013	2.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
2014	2.68 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.0%
2015	2.56 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.4%
2016	2.44 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
2017	2.32 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
2018	2.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.6%
2019	2.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%
2020	3.01 deaths per 1,000 people	+42.0%
2021	2.81 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.6%
2022	1.96 deaths per 1,000 people	-30.3%
2023	1.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	5.22 deaths per 1,000 people	4.72 deaths per 1,000 people	5.84 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	4.21 deaths per 1,000 people	3.76 deaths per 1,000 people	4.66 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	3.93 deaths per 1,000 people	3.07 deaths per 1,000 people	9.71 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	3.42 deaths per 1,000 people	3.11 deaths per 1,000 people	3.84 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	4.15 deaths per 1,000 people	3.96 deaths per 1,000 people	4.26 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	3.45 deaths per 1,000 people	3.13 deaths per 1,000 people	3.87 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	2.61 deaths per 1,000 people	2.12 deaths per 1,000 people	3.06 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	2.41 deaths per 1,000 people	1.84 deaths per 1,000 people	3.01 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

154 Brazil 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people compare
155 Barbados 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people compare
156 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1.85 deaths per 1,000 people compare
158 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
159 Czechia 1.8 deaths per 1,000 people compare
160 Anguilla 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0149 units per person (2025)
Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0157 units per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Bangladesh was 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Bangladesh?: The highest recorded value was 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people in 1971.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Bangladesh?: The lowest recorded value was 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Bangladesh rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Bangladesh ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Bangladesh?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.