Bangladesh - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in Bangladesh

In 1997 the life expectancy in Bangladesh increased to 59.67 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 60.06 years and for men 59.33 years.

Bangladesh’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 147th in 1996 to 146th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Bangladesh over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1996, when it was 58.94 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 54.9 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
1997	60.06	59.33	59.67
1996	59.19	58.72	58.94
1995	58.36	58.15	58.24
1994	57.63	57.66	57.64
1993	56.96	57.19	57.07
1992	56.40	56.77	56.59
1991	53.10	54.43	53.78
1990	55.57	56.05	55.82
1989	55.26	55.74	55.51
1988	54.91	55.41	55.17
1987	54.61	55.15	54.90
1986	54.24	54.90	54.59
1985	53.44	54.38	53.94
1984	53.26	54.33	53.83
1983	52.76	54.06	53.44
1982	52.24	53.73	53.01
1981	51.78	53.44	52.64
1980	51.37	53.13	52.28
1979	50.99	52.87	51.96
1978	50.59	52.54	51.60
1977	50.24	52.23	51.27
1976	49.91	51.93	50.95
1975	49.58	51.61	50.63
1974	48.60	50.52	49.59
1973	48.84	50.92	49.91
1972	48.58	50.66	49.65
1971	32.72	22.80	26.52
1970	40.71	44.60	42.67
1969	47.65	49.65	48.69
1968	47.41	49.32	48.40
1967	47.11	48.96	48.07
1966	46.72	48.50	47.64
1965	44.95	47.08	46.05
1964	45.88	47.56	46.75
1963	44.77	46.61	45.72
1962	44.93	46.54	45.77
1961	44.02	45.69	44.89
1960	43.18	44.72	43.98

Bangladesh - Life expectancy at birth