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Number of deaths in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Number of deaths was 859,073 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
859,073 deaths
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
12th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.80 million deaths
in 1971
All-time low
853,187 deaths
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of deaths in Bangladesh, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2023, number of deaths in Bangladesh stood at 859,073 deaths.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths in Bangladesh peaked at 2.80 million deaths in 1971 and was at its lowest, 853,187 deaths, in 2022.

That places Bangladesh 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Number of deaths in Bangladesh, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 1.14 million deaths —
1951 1.13 million deaths -0.9%
1952 1.12 million deaths -0.7%
1953 1.12 million deaths -0.3%
1954 1.10 million deaths -1.2%
1955 1.10 million deaths -0.3%
1956 1.10 million deaths +0.3%
1957 1.09 million deaths -1.0%
1958 1.10 million deaths +0.5%
1959 1.10 million deaths +0.2%
1960 1.12 million deaths +1.8%
1961 1.11 million deaths -0.5%
1962 1.11 million deaths -0.4%
1963 1.14 million deaths +2.8%
1964 1.13 million deaths -1.2%
1965 1.19 million deaths +5.1%
1966 1.15 million deaths -3.3%
1967 1.16 million deaths +1.2%
1968 1.18 million deaths +1.5%
1969 1.20 million deaths +1.8%
1970 1.53 million deaths +27.6%
1971 2.80 million deaths +83.2%
1972 1.22 million deaths -56.4%
1973 1.25 million deaths +2.4%
1974 1.31 million deaths +4.7%
1975 1.29 million deaths -1.5%
1976 1.31 million deaths +1.3%
1977 1.32 million deaths +1.2%
1978 1.34 million deaths +1.0%
1979 1.35 million deaths +0.8%
1980 1.36 million deaths +0.9%
1981 1.37 million deaths +0.5%
1982 1.37 million deaths +0.5%
1983 1.37 million deaths -0.2%
1984 1.37 million deaths -0.2%
1985 1.38 million deaths +0.8%
1986 1.36 million deaths -1.7%
1987 1.35 million deaths -0.4%
1988 1.35 million deaths -0.4%
1989 1.34 million deaths -0.4%
1990 1.34 million deaths -0.4%
1991 1.47 million deaths +10.3%
1992 1.30 million deaths -11.5%
1993 1.28 million deaths -1.4%
1994 1.27 million deaths -1.5%
1995 1.24 million deaths -1.7%
1996 1.22 million deaths -2.1%
1997 1.20 million deaths -1.8%
1998 1.17 million deaths -2.1%
1999 1.14 million deaths -2.5%
2000 1.11 million deaths -2.5%
2001 1.09 million deaths -2.5%
2002 1.06 million deaths -2.8%
2003 1.03 million deaths -2.5%
2004 1.01 million deaths -2.1%
2005 987,574 deaths -2.0%
2006 971,276 deaths -1.7%
2007 963,370 deaths -0.8%
2008 944,575 deaths -2.0%
2009 932,491 deaths -1.3%
2010 920,705 deaths -1.3%
2011 910,734 deaths -1.1%
2012 906,650 deaths -0.4%
2013 904,443 deaths -0.2%
2014 900,891 deaths -0.4%
2015 898,665 deaths -0.2%
2016 896,598 deaths -0.2%
2017 893,985 deaths -0.3%
2018 889,861 deaths -0.5%
2019 885,868 deaths -0.4%
2020 1.02 million deaths +15.0%
2021 1.06 million deaths +4.0%
2022 853,187 deaths -19.4%
2023 859,073 deaths +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.11 million deaths 1.09 million deaths 1.14 million deaths 10
1960s 1.15 million deaths 1.11 million deaths 1.20 million deaths 10
1970s 1.47 million deaths 1.22 million deaths 2.80 million deaths 10
1980s 1.36 million deaths 1.34 million deaths 1.38 million deaths 10
1990s 1.26 million deaths 1.14 million deaths 1.47 million deaths 10
2000s 1.01 million deaths 932,491 deaths 1.11 million deaths 10
2010s 900,840 deaths 885,868 deaths 920,705 deaths 10
2020s 947,525 deaths 853,187 deaths 1.06 million deaths 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 9 Brazil 1.49 million deaths compare
  2. 10 Germany 1.03 million deaths compare
  3. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 901,849 deaths compare
  4. 13 Mexico 799,360 deaths compare
  5. 14 Ethiopia 767,017 deaths compare
  6. 15 Philippines 716,490 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths in Bangladesh?
Number of deaths in Bangladesh was 859,073 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 2.80 million deaths in 1971.
What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 853,187 deaths in 2022.
How does Bangladesh rank for number of deaths?
Bangladesh ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of deaths rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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