South Asia · population about 171 million
If you were born in Bangladesh
Right now, about 2.65% of the babies born on Earth are born in Bangladesh: 1 in 38, about 3.5 million a year, or about 6.6 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Bangladesh dies before turning five is 3.1%, about 4.7 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 76.4 years for women and 72.9 years for men.
Life in Bangladesh, in numbers
Life expectancy74.7 yearswomen 76.4 · men 72.9United States 79.3 years · 81st highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 53.1%30.6 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 57th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 12.4%24.4 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 56th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth123 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 58th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman2.16total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 82nd highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling12.3 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 61st lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment24%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 65th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$8,242GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 57th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.31Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 42nd lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities32%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 22nd lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming44%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 34th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet45%United States 94% · 44th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1851%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 8th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket76%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 4th highest of 172 countries
HIV0.01%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 6th lowest of 172 countries
Homicide2.3 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 77th lowest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths15 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 80th highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 52% · women 17%
Life satisfaction3.89 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 20th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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