Average life expectancy increases by a year and nine months in Bangladesh

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Average life expectancy increases by a year and nine months in Bangladesh
Chief Economics Correspondent, bdnews24.com

Published: 2016-06-22 23:43:04.0 BdST Updated: 2016-06-22 23:43:04.0 BdST

A 2015 Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics report has revealed that the average life expectancy in the country has risen by a year to 70 years and nine months, while the mortality rate has fallen.



The report, titled ‘Report on Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics’, on Wednesday revealed that life expectancy has increased by a year and nine months since 2011.

Bangladesh’s population in 2015 was 158.9 million, up from 150.6 million in 2011.

The birth and mortality rates, too, show a decline during the same period.

The birth rate has declined from 19.2 percent in 2011 to 18.8 percent in 2015, while mortality rate has come down from 5.5 percent to 5.1 percent during the same time.

Literacy rate has jumped from 55.8 percent to 63.6 percent in the same period, the report said.

Expressing happiness over the figures, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said, "If the trend continues, no one can stop Bangladesh joining the league of the 10 most developed countries of the world by 2040."