Bangladesh (2024)
74.9
years
+0.3% YoY
YoY Change
+0.3%
years
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Bangladesh Life Expectancy at Birth (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year years YoY Change
2024 74.9 +0.3%
2023 74.7 +0.5%
2022 74.3 +4.4%
2021 71.1 -0.4%
2020 71.4 -1.7%
2019 72.6 +0.7%
2018 72.1 +0.7%
2017 71.6 +0.7%
2016 71.1 +0.8%
2015 70.5 +0.8%
2014 70 +0.8%
2013 69.5 +0.7%
2012 69 +0.7%
2011 68.5 +0.7%
2010 68 +0.7%
2009 67.5 +0.7%
2008 67 +0.9%
2007 66.5 +0.6%
2006 66 +0.8%
2005 65.5 +0.9%

About this Dataset

Bangladesh recorded 74.9 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.2. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 50.6 in 1975 to 74.9 in 2024.

This page tracks total life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh from 1990 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 dip (2020–2021) and recovery. Compare to the regional average.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh from 1990 to present. Highlight the COVID-19 dip (2020–2021) and recovery. Compare to the regional average. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 74.9 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 50.6 in 1975. The latest reading of 74.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.2.