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People Statistics · Country

Life expectancy in Bangladesh

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 30 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026
People · Bangladesh

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 74.9years +0.3 since 2023
Countries · 2024 30 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +4.9
vs World +1.4 World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1960 – 2024 years · Bangladesh · World
+4.9 since 2014
Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Bangladesh
74.9
World
73.5

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 74.9 · 2024
First value 44.0 · 1960
Highest 74.9 · 2024
Lowest 26.5 · 1971
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearBangladeshChange World
2024 74.9 +0.3 73.5
2023 74.7 +0.4 73.3
2022 74.3 +3.2 73.0
2021 71.1 −0.3 71.2
2020 71.4 −1.2 72.2
2019 72.6 +0.5 72.9
2018 72.1 +0.5 72.6
2017 71.6 +0.5 72.4
2016 71.1 +0.5 72.2
2015 70.5 +0.5 72.0
2014 70.0 +0.5 71.8
2013 69.5 +0.5 71.5
2012 69.0 +0.5 71.3
2011 68.5 +0.5 71.0
2010 68.0 +0.5 70.7
2009 67.5 +0.5 70.4
2008 67.0 +0.6 70.0
2007 66.5 +0.4 69.8
2006 66.0 +0.5 69.5
2005 65.5 +0.6 69.1
2004 64.9 +0.6 68.8
2003 64.3 +0.7 68.5
2002 63.6 +0.8 68.2
2001 62.8 +0.8 67.9
2000 62.0 +0.8 67.7
1999 61.2 +0.8 67.3
1998 60.4 +0.8 67.1
1997 59.7 +0.7 66.8
1996 58.9 +0.7 66.5
1995 58.2 +0.6 66.2
1994 57.6 +0.6 66.0
1993 57.1 +0.5 65.7
1992 56.6 +2.8 65.5
1991 53.8 −2.0 65.3
1990 55.8 +0.3 65.1
1989 55.5 +0.3 65.0
1988 55.2 +0.3 64.7
1987 54.9 +0.3 64.5
1986 54.6 +0.7 64.1
1985 53.9 +0.1 63.7
1984 53.8 +0.4 63.4
1983 53.4 +0.4 63.1
1982 53.0 +0.4 62.9
1981 52.6 +0.4 62.5
1980 52.3 +0.3 62.2
1979 52.0 +0.4 61.8
1978 51.6 +0.3 61.4
1977 51.3 +0.3 61.0
1976 51.0 +0.3 60.5
1975 50.6 +1.0 60.1
1974 49.6 −0.3 59.7
1973 49.9 +0.3 59.3
1972 49.6 +23.1 58.8
1971 26.5 −16.1 58.0
1970 42.7 −6.0 57.9
1969 48.7 +0.3 57.7
1968 48.4 +0.3 57.3
1967 48.1 +0.4 56.9
1966 47.6 +1.6 56.4
1965 46.0 −0.7 55.9
1964 46.8 +1.0 56.1
1963 45.7 −0.0 55.7
1962 45.8 +0.9 55.3
1961 44.9 +0.9 52.8
1960 44.0 50.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Hong Kong SAR China 84.9
2 Spain 83.4
3 Italy 83.3
4 Norway 82.8
5 France 82.7
6 South Korea 82.6
7 Netherlands 81.8
8 Canada 81.8
9 Greece 81.8
10 Finland 81.7
11 United Kingdom 81.3
12 Germany 80.9
13 Chile 80.6
14 Czechia 79.0
15 Saudi Arabia 78.8
16 United States 78.6
17 Lebanon 78.3
18 China 77.7
19 Poland 77.6
20 Türkiye 77.5
21 Ecuador 77.2
22 Argentina 76.8
23 Colombia 76.6
24 Lithuania 75.7
25 Brazil 75.6
26 Algeria 75.6
27 Romania 75.4
28 Bulgaria 75.0
29 Mexico 74.3
30 Russia 72.7
31 Bangladesh 72.1
32 Honduras 72.0
33 Egypt 71.0
34 India 70.4
35 Indonesia 70.1
36 Philippines 69.8
37 Gabon 67.0
38 Yemen 65.9
39 Congo - Brazzaville 64.5
40 Liberia 61.0
41 Congo - Kinshasa 59.9
42 Sierra Leone 59.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).