Survival to age 65, female in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Survival to age 65, female was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Bangladesh, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 83.0% for survival to age 65, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Bangladesh peaked at 83.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1971.
That places Bangladesh 128th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.2% | — |
| 1961 | 37.3% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 38.6% | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 38.2% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 39.9% | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 38.3% | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 41.2% | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 41.8% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 31.6% | -26.1% |
| 1971 | 19.4% | -38.6% |
| 1972 | 44.6% | +129.6% |
| 1973 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 44.9% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 46.3% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 47.1% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 51.3% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.2% | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 52.4% | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 56.4% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 57.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 83.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 83.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 83.2%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival to age 65, female 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 | +129.6% | 19.4% | 44.6% |
| 1971 | -38.6% | 31.6% | 19.4% |
| 1970 | -26.1% | 42.8% | 31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.6% | 36.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.1% | 19.4% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 48.3% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.8% | 47.2% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 62.7% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 74.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 77.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Bangladesh?
- Survival to age 65, female in Bangladesh was 83.0% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1971.
- How does Bangladesh rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 128th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.