Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 1.84 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bangladesh stood at 1.84. 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 age 65 by sex in Bangladesh peaked at 9.71 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.84, 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 age 65 by sex in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.84 | — |
| 1951 | 5.68 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 5.53 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 5.41 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 5.24 | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 5.12 | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 5.03 | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 4.88 | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 4.81 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 4.72 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 4.66 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 4.52 | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 4.42 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 4.37 | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 4.26 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 4.23 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 4.07 | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 3.97 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 3.87 | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 3.76 | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 4.01 | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 9.71 | +141.8% |
| 1972 | 3.43 | -64.7% |
| 1973 | 3.33 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 3.31 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.17 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 3.11 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 3.08 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 3.07 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.08 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.11 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.15 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.2 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 3.26 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 3.33 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 3.43 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 3.51 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 3.62 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.73 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 3.84 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 3.96 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 4.18 | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 4.15 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.22 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 4.25 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.26 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.24 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 4.18 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.1 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.99 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.87 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 3.75 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.64 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.54 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.46 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.38 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.32 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.26 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.19 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.13 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.06 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.98 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.89 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.79 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.68 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.56 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.44 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.32 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.22 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.12 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.01 | +42.0% |
| 2021 | 2.81 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.96 | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 1.84 | -6.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.84 is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.36, 78% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +141.8% | 4.01 | 9.71 |
| 1972 | -64.7% | 9.71 | 3.43 |
| 2020 | +42.0% | 2.12 | 3.01 |
| 2022 | -30.3% | 2.81 | 1.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.22 | 4.72 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.21 | 3.76 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.93 | 3.07 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.42 | 3.11 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.15 | 3.96 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 | 3.13 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 | 2.12 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 | 1.84 | 3.01 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bangladesh?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Bangladesh was 1.84 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 9.71 in 1971.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2023.
- How does Bangladesh rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Bangladesh ranks 157th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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