Number of youth deaths in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of youth deaths was 119,450 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of youth deaths in Bangladesh, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 119,450 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Bangladesh peaked at 658,436 deaths in 1991 and was at its lowest, 119,450 deaths, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of youth deaths in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 648,900 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 658,436 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 579,927 deaths | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 547,641 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 519,887 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 493,541 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 466,884 deaths | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 443,300 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 418,556 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 392,081 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 368,072 deaths | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 347,230 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 328,031 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 309,898 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 293,392 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 277,337 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 261,402 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 245,994 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 230,159 deaths | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 213,984 deaths | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 198,171 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 183,543 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 171,115 deaths | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 160,947 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 151,900 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 144,044 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 137,557 deaths | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 131,472 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 126,475 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 123,042 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 120,864 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 119,882 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 120,035 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 120,312 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 119,450 deaths | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 516,915 deaths | 392,081 deaths | 658,436 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 287,550 deaths | 213,984 deaths | 368,072 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,827 deaths | 123,042 deaths | 198,171 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,109 deaths | 119,450 deaths | 120,864 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Bangladesh?
- Number of youth deaths in Bangladesh was 119,450 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 658,436 deaths in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 119,450 deaths in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of youth deaths?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.