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HEALTH PROFILE: Bangladesh

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Bangladesh BANGLADESH POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Bangladesh
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Bangladesh BANGLADESH LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    Bangladesh BANGLADESH TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    Bangladesh BANGLADESH TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
      Deaths %
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    Bangladesh BANGLADESH CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
      Rate World Rank
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    Bangladesh BANGLADESH HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    N/D
    182
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    51.3
    15.5
    13
    44
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    2.3
    5.0
    182
    184
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.16
    90
    Bangladesh BANGLADESH LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
    Bangladesh BANGLADESH DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    164.099m
    8
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.97
    120
    Population 0-14
    26.5%
    86
    Population 15-64
    66.7%
    61
    Population 65 +
    6.8%
    98
    Birth Rate / 1000
    17.69
    83
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.47
    155
    Fertility Rate
    2.10
    90
    Infant Mortality
    31.13
    55
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.04
    134
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    124
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.95
    156
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.89
    33
    Net Migration
    -2.93
    153
    Population Growth
    0.95%
    94
    Literacy Total
    74.9%
    139
    Literacy Male
    77.8%
    127
    Literacy Female
    72.0%
    118
    Unemployment
    4.4%
    132
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    74.3
    85
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    64.3
    96
    GDP per Capita USD
    $4,800
    140

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    2,048,914
    29,492
    4/1/24
    Bangladesh COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Bangladesh causes.

     
     
    Bangladesh COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Bangladesh COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.