Health in Bangladesh

1,350 indicators covering health for Bangladesh.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 3.29 2024 down 22.6% 29th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 33,672 2023 down 97.8% 64th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 64.0% 2022 up 4.6% 38th
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 3rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 32.0% 2024 down 18.2% 21st
Number of female leprosy new cases 1,704 2024 up 24.0% 4th
Estimated number of malaria deaths 24 2024 down 85.0% 57th
Estimated number of malaria cases 16,096 2024 down 75.7% 58th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 3 2022 up 50.0% 129th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 54.7% 2022 up 5.0% 41st
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 640,000 2014 unchanged 4th
Estimated malaria incidence 0.8605 2024 down 77.9% 63rd
Estimated malaria mortality rate 0.1283 2024 down 86.3% 59th
Number of new G2D leprosy cases 230 2024 down 43.8% 8th
Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 1.32 2024 down 48.4% 40th
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 74 2020 down 46.2% 38th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 6.1% 2016 down 16.5% 94th
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 59 2019 up 122.6% 156th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 3.11 2022 up 107.3% 151st
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 58.4% 2022 up 8.1% 87th
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 12.0% 2022 down 20.0% 108th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 45.6% 2022 up 16.9% 20th
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 0.0% 2022 135th
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 38th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.8% 2022 41st
Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 99.0% 2023 up 2.1% 1st
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 100 2022 up 98.5% 74th
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 500 2025 unchanged 64th
Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.74 2022 down 13.2% 21st
Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 1.7% 2022 down 15.0% 20th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 unchanged 2nd
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 101st
Midwifery personnel 27,897 2023 up 29.2% 15th
Number of deaths from malaria who 24 2024 down 85.0% 57th
Death rate from malaria 0.1283 2024 down 86.3% 59th
Incidence of malaria 0.86 2024 down 77.9% 62nd
Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 97 2024 up 102.1% 10th
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 97 2024 up 102.1% 10th
Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 45 2025 up 25.0% 51st
Death rate from poisonings 0.1 2021 down 50.0% 158th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 18.1 2021 down 17.7% 86th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.1 2021 down 50.0% 143rd
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 2.8 2021 down 24.3% 146th
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 52 2021 up 40.5% 142nd
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 23.6% 2022 down 36.2% 38th
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 4.24 2022 up 26.9% 81st
Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 37 2025 down 51.3% 6th
Malaria cases reported 13,072 2024 down 77.3% 56th
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0.23 2023 up 91.7% 77th
Mean systolic blood pressure 123.4 2009 up 1.2% 124th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.4 2009 up 5.9% 71st
Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 27 2025 up 28.6% 89th
Hiv expenditure 8.55 million 2022 down 31.5% 66th
Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 2 2024 down 33.3% 20th
Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 98.0% 2022 up 4.3% 15th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 1.6% 2022 down 5.9% 79th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 95 2020 up 458.8% 75th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.7% 2020 up 52.1% 48th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.6% 2020 up 72.7% 7th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 34th