Bangladesh sits in South Asia. A newborn there can expect about 75.0 years of life, 104th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Bangladesh, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.0 yrs | 104 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 7.2 /1,000 | 114 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.1 /1,000 | 184 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.7 yrs | 61 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 39.9 /1,000 | 157 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.4 yrs | 186 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 95.8 men/100 women | 196 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 24.4 /1,000 | 55 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 115 /100k | 61 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 18.1 % | 96 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 2.8 /100k | 156 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 15.3 /100k | 89 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 2.2 % | 137 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 0.1 L | 174 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 6.5 % | 128 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $53 | 170 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $2,593 | 164 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Bangladesh's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 7th lowest adult obesity in the world (2.2 %) and the 12th lowest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (0.1 L). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Bangladesh; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.