Population of Bangladesh and Health of Bangladeshi People

The population of Bangladesh, population density, growth rate, death rate, birth rate, health of the Bangladeshi people etc are included here.

The people of Bangladesh are called Bangladeshi or the Nationality is Bangladeshi(s).

Population of Bangladesh:

Total population of Bangladesh is 156,050,883(July 2009 estimate).

Age structure:

• 0–14 years: 32.9% (male 24,957,997/female 23,533,894)

• 15–64 years: 63.6% (male 47,862,774/female 45,917,674)

• 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 2,731,578/female 2,361,435) (2006 est..)

Population growth rate of Bangladesh:

- 1.292% (2009 estimate)

Birth rate: 24.68 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population

Total fertility rate: 2.74 children born/woman

Sex/Gender Ratio of Bangladesh(2009 estimate):

Birth: 1.04 male/female

Under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15–64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.93 male(s)/female

Health of Bangladeshi People:

Mortality rate/Death rate(2009 est.):

Total: 59.02 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 66.12 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 51.64 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy:

Average life of Bangladeshi People: 60.25 years

In case of Male: 57.57 years

In case of Female: 63.03 years

Major diseases in Bangladesh:

Infection: High Degree of risk.

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever.

Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations.

Hiv/Aids in Bangladesh:

• Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
• People living with HIV/AIDS: 12,000 (2007 est.)
• Deaths: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

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