Health in Bangladesh

1,347 indicators covering health for Bangladesh.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 102.5 2021 up 57.9% 19th
Deaths from substance disorders who 635.05 2021 up 40.4% 43rd
Death rates substance disorders who 0.3788 2021 up 28.6% 181st
Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 15th
Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 186.57 2021 up 53.6% 34th
Dengue fever deaths 44.96 2021 up 66.6% 13th
Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 240.17 2021 down 17.7% 97th
Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 16,270 2021 up 12.4% 4th
Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 12.93 2021 down 25.2% 4th
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 16.34 2021 down 23.6% 115th
Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 81.92 2021 down 5.0% 117th
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 282,647 2021 up 33.5% 12th
Total disease burden who 48.48 million 2021 up 3.7% 10th
Burden of disease who 28,628 2021 down 8.1% 146th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 64.46 2021 up 6.9% 149th
Male female ratio suicides rates 2.16 2021 up 8.0% 158th
Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 307,561 2021 up 93.4% 6th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 50,318 2021 up 129.5% 7th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 58,248 2021 up 113.1% 3rd
Share of women who are smoking 15.7 2022 down 46.2% 48th
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 51 2022 down 14.0% 13th
Share of men who are smoking 51 2022 down 14.0% 13th
Adults smoking 2007 2018 33.3 2022 down 24.7% 20th
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 1,328 2024 up 40.5% 17th
Share healthy diet unaffordable 44.4 2024 down 32.4% 52nd
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.8605 2024 down 77.9% 57th
Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 198,135 2021 up 100.2% 4th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 9.8 2014 up 24.1% 69th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.88 2014 up 6.4% 39th
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 8 2014 up 33.3% 106th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 55.18 million 2024 up 10.6% 5th
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 71.08 2025 up 6.1% 65th
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 55.18 million 2024 up 10.6% 6th
Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 462 2015 down 70.4% 10th
Births attended by skilled health personnel 69.7% 2023 up 88.4% 147th
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 21.71 2019 down 37.0% 87th
Number of new leprosy cases 3,519 2024 down 2.8% 4th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 246.17 2024 up 49.6% 5th
Pharmacists 1.1 2023 up 83.3% 109th
Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.76 2023 up 94.9% 117th
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 23.05 2020 down 5.9% 2nd
3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 123 2020 down 59.1% 63rd
Low birth weight prevalence 23.0% 2020 down 6.1% 2nd
Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 95.0% 2025 up 86.3% 78th
Low birth weight number 696.7 2020 down 10.5% 2nd
Number of new hivaids infections who 1,200 2024 unchanged 70th
Reported rabies deaths 56 2024 down 32.5% 10th
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 14.33 million 2030 down 7.9% 10th
2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 2.1 2022 up 16.7% 147th
2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 26.4 2022 down 32.7% 39th
Incidence of malaria 0.86 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 77.9% 62nd
Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 215 2025 up 138.9% 63rd
Concentrations of fine particulate matter 45.94 2023 down 22.6% 16th
Death rate road traffic injuries 15.3 2019 down 9.5% 92nd
New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 160,827 2023 up 52.4% 7th
Cholera case fatality rate 0 2019 37th
Medical doctors not further defined 123,853 2023 up 92.2% 9th
Constant stillbirth rate 20.37 2030 unchanged 21st
ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 36.5% 1st
Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 81.7% 1st