Bangladesh - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy increases in Bangladesh

In 2021 the life expectancy in Bangladesh increased to 72.38 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 74.27 years and for men 70.6 years.

Bangladesh’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 104th in 2020 to 90th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Bangladesh over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2020, when it was 71.97 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 68.81 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Bangladesh. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Bangladesh in Bangladeshi economy.

Bangladesh - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	74.27	70.60	72.38
2020	73.96	70.19	71.97
2019	75.09	70.71	72.81
2018	74.35	70.89	72.57
2017	73.95	69.82	71.79
2016	73.33	69.09	71.09
2015	72.74	68.50	70.49
2014	72.42	67.88	69.99
2013	72.54	67.11	69.57
2012	71.83	67.61	69.55
2011	70.47	67.34	68.81
2010	70.31	67.17	68.64
2009	68.86	66.11	67.40
2008	68.73	65.60	67.05
2007	68.21	65.42	66.71
2006	68.79	65.91	67.24
2005	68.82	66.01	67.30
2004	68.53	66.04	67.19
2003	68.22	65.65	66.82
2002	67.63	65.74	66.61
2001	66.66	65.67	66.14
2000	66.11	65.47	65.78
1999	66.02	66.39	66.23
1998	63.95	63.88	63.92
1997	61.32	61.53	61.43
1996	58.62	60.34	59.49
1995	59.01	59.91	59.47
1994	58.10	59.11	58.62
1993	57.25	58.58	57.93
1992	57.05	58.19	57.64
1991	53.07	55.22	54.15
1990	54.76	57.21	55.99
1989	54.02	56.14	55.09
1988	54.41	55.62	55.03
1987	54.30	55.52	54.93
1986	53.64	55.15	54.42
1985	53.32	54.44	53.90
1984	52.71	54.33	53.54
1983	52.02	53.96	53.01
1982	51.52	53.52	52.54
1981	51.08	53.22	52.17
1980	50.81	52.85	51.85
1979	50.30	52.59	51.46
1978	50.11	52.35	51.25
1977	50.13	52.21	51.20
1976	49.36	51.89	50.65
1975	49.28	51.25	50.29
1974	48.08	50.18	49.16
1973	48.81	50.79	49.83
1972	48.54	50.59	49.59
1971	32.23	22.30	26.00
1970	40.67	44.49	42.59
1969	48.21	50.07	49.17
1968	48.13	49.98	49.09
1967	47.96	49.71	48.87
1966	47.64	49.45	48.58
1965	45.79	47.86	46.86
1964	46.90	48.52	47.74
1963	45.75	47.50	46.66
1962	46.12	47.23	46.70
1961	45.19	46.08	45.66
1960	44.31	45.12	44.74

Bangladesh - Life expectancy at birth