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Bangladesh

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Life expectancy at birth, total

74.9 years

Reference period 2024 · years

World Bank · World Development Indicators

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Life expectancy at birth, total · Historical trend

Value: 74.9 years 2024
Previous value: 74.7 years 2023
Change: 0.26 years

World Bank · World Development Indicators

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Life expectancy at birth, total · Exact values
Reference period	Value	Quality
2005	65.5 years
2006	66 years
2007	66.5 years
2008	67 years
2009	67.5 years
2010	68 years
2011	68.5 years
2012	69 years
2013	69.5 years
2014	70 years
2015	70.5 years
2016	71.1 years
2017	71.6 years
2018	72.1 years
2019	72.6 years
2020	71.4 years
2021	71.1 years
2022	74.3 years
2023	74.7 years
2024	74.9 years

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Energy
Indicator	Value	Reference period	Source	Quality	Historical trend
Access to electricity (% of population)	99.5%	2024	World Bank		No trend available

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