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The average life expectancy and birth rate in the country have declined in the span of a year.
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) revealed this on Sunday in a report titled ‘Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics-2023’.
According to the BBS report, life expectancy at birth in 2023 has decreased statistically to 72.3 years, compared to 72.4 years in 2022.
On the other hand, the population growth rate has decreased in the span of a year. The general growth rate of the population in 2023 was 1.33 per cent, which was 1.40 per cent in 2022, reports UNB citing the survey.
The BBS survey revealed that among the top ten causes of death, the first was cardiac arrest at 1.027 per cent, and the second was cerebral brain haemorrhage at 0.64 per cent.
The average age at first marriage for men was 24.2 years, and for women, 18.4 years.
In terms of internal migration, the rural arrival rate was 20.4 and the urban arrival rate was 43.4 per thousand population.
In addition, the number of young populations not in education, work, or training decreased to 39.88 per cent in 2023, compared to 40.67 per cent in 2022.
The mobile phone user population aged 5 and older increased to 59.9 per cent in 2023. However, for 15-plus-year-olds, the rate has slightly increased to 74.2 per cent, compared to 73.8 per cent in 2022. 50.1 per cent of Internet users aged 15 and older in 2023.
The sex ratio was slightly lower in 2023, standing at 96.37 per cent, and the dependency ratio was 53.73 per cent. The population density was 1,179 persons per square kilometre. The gross birth rate per thousand population was 19.4 in 2023, which was 19.8 in 2022.
At that time (2023), the obesity mortality rate per thousand population was 6.1, which was 5.8 in 2022. The under-five mortality rate was 33 per thousand, and the maternal mortality ratio was 136 per 100,000 live births, compared to 153 in 2022.
The number of birth control users in 2023 decreased slightly to 62.1 per cent in 2023, compared to 63.3 per cent in 2022. Unmet demand for birth control decreased to 15.57 per cent in 2023, compared to 16.62 per cent in 2022.
Household size remained unchanged in 2023 as in 2022 for 4.2 per cent. However, the rate of female household heads increased in 2023 compared to 2022. It was 17.4 per cent in 2022, which increased to 18.9 per cent in 2023. On the other hand, the rate of male household heads was 82.6 per cent in 2022, which decreased to 81.17 per cent in 2023.