Poverty vs life expectancy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Poverty vs life expectancy was 74.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
74.67
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
124th
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.67
in 2023
All-time low
26.52
in 1971
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Bangladesh, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 74.67 for poverty vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Bangladesh peaked at 74.67 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.52, in 1971.
Bangladesh ranks 124th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Poverty vs life expectancy in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.41 | — |
| 1951 | 38.14 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 38.84 | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 39.45 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 40.37 | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 41.07 | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 41.6 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 42.58 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 43.08 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 43.72 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 43.98 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 44.89 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 45.77 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 45.72 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 46.75 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 46.05 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 47.64 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 48.07 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 48.4 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 48.69 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 42.67 | -12.4% |
| 1971 | 26.52 | -37.8% |
| 1972 | 49.65 | +87.2% |
| 1973 | 49.91 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 49.59 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 50.63 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 50.95 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 51.27 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 51.6 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 51.96 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 52.28 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 52.64 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 53.01 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 53.44 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 53.83 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 53.94 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 54.59 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 54.9 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 55.17 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 55.51 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 55.82 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 53.78 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 56.59 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 57.07 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 57.64 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 58.24 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 58.94 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 59.67 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 60.43 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 61.24 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 62.05 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 62.84 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 63.59 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 64.29 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 64.91 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 65.51 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 66.05 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 66.46 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 67.05 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.53 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 68.01 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.5 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.99 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.49 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.02 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 70.54 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 71.08 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.61 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 72.12 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 72.62 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.42 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.1 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.27 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 74.67 | +0.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 74.67 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 74.67 is above the median for South Asia, which is 73.82, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poverty vs 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 | 49.65 |
| 1971 | -37.8% | 42.67 | 26.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.63 | 37.41 | 43.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.59 | 43.98 | 48.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.47 | 26.52 | 51.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.93 | 52.28 | 55.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.94 | 53.78 | 61.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.03 | 62.05 | 67.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3 | 68.01 | 72.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.87 | 71.1 | 74.67 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Bangladesh?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Bangladesh was 74.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 74.67 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.52 in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Bangladesh ranks 124th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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