Deaths in Bangladesh
Deaths in Bangladesh was 859,075 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Bangladesh, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 859,075 Estimated |
| 2022 | 853,189 Estimated |
| 2021 | 1,059,070 Estimated |
| 2020 | 1,018,769 Estimated |
| 2019 | 885,871 Estimated |
| 2018 | 889,864 Estimated |
| 2017 | 893,986 Estimated |
| 2016 | 896,593 Estimated |
| 2015 | 898,668 Estimated |
| 2014 | 900,892 Estimated |
| 2013 | 904,445 Estimated |
| 2012 | 906,652 Estimated |
| 2011 | 910,733 Estimated |
| 2010 | 920,703 Estimated |
| 2009 | 932,497 Estimated |
| 2008 | 944,574 Estimated |
| 2007 | 963,372 Estimated |
| 2006 | 971,275 Estimated |
| 2005 | 987,575 Estimated |
| 2004 | 1,007,930 Estimated |
| 2003 | 1,029,297 Estimated |
| 2002 | 1,055,571 Estimated |
| 2001 | 1,085,484 Estimated |
| 2000 | 1,113,444 Estimated |
| 1999 | 1,141,782 Estimated |
| 1998 | 1,171,394 Estimated |
| 1997 | 1,195,973 Estimated |
| 1996 | 1,218,168 Estimated |
| 1995 | 1,243,996 Estimated |
| 1994 | 1,265,704 Estimated |
| 1993 | 1,284,783 Estimated |
| 1992 | 1,303,635 Estimated |
| 1991 | 1,472,973 Estimated |
| 1990 | 1,335,340 Estimated |
| 1989 | 1,340,472 Estimated |
| 1988 | 1,346,386 Estimated |
| 1987 | 1,351,683 Estimated |
| 1986 | 1,356,616 Estimated |
| 1985 | 1,380,638 Estimated |
| 1984 | 1,369,199 Estimated |
| 1983 | 1,371,317 Estimated |
| 1982 | 1,374,092 Estimated |
| 1981 | 1,367,180 Estimated |
| 1980 | 1,359,754 Estimated |
| 1979 | 1,347,954 Estimated |
| 1978 | 1,336,819 Estimated |
| 1977 | 1,323,850 Estimated |
| 1976 | 1,307,923 Estimated |
| 1975 | 1,290,674 Estimated |
| 1974 | 1,310,630 Estimated |
| 1973 | 1,252,301 Estimated |
| 1972 | 1,223,166 Estimated |
| 1971 | 2,802,343 Estimated |
| 1970 | 1,529,639 Estimated |
| 1969 | 1,198,539 Estimated |
| 1968 | 1,177,531 Estimated |
| 1967 | 1,159,753 Estimated |
| 1966 | 1,146,440 Estimated |
| 1965 | 1,185,053 Estimated |
| 1964 | 1,127,110 Estimated |
| 1963 | 1,141,302 Estimated |
| 1962 | 1,110,734 Estimated |
| 1961 | 1,114,675 Estimated |
| 1960 | 1,120,765 Estimated |
| 1959 | 1,100,557 Estimated |
| 1958 | 1,098,858 Estimated |
| 1957 | 1,092,923 Estimated |
| 1956 | 1,104,399 Estimated |
| 1955 | 1,101,026 Estimated |
| 1954 | 1,104,041 Estimated |
| 1953 | 1,117,125 Estimated |
| 1952 | 1,120,000 Estimated |
| 1951 | 1,127,457 Estimated |
| 1950 | 1,137,412 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Bangladesh, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Bangladesh, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/bangladesh. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Bangladesh, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/bangladesh.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Bangladesh, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/bangladesh (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_bangladesh_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Bangladesh, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/bangladesh. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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Deaths in Bangladesh was 859,075 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
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2.8 million in 1971, the highest value since 1950 in this series.