BSS:
The average life expectancy of people in the country rose further as it reached to 72.8 years. The average life expectancy of female in the country found higher than the male as it rose to 74.5 years for female compared to 71.2 years for male.
These were revealed at the publication ceremony of the “Report on Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics-2020” held at the auditorium of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in Dhaka on Monday.
According to the BBS, the average life expectancy of country’s people was 72.6 years in 2019 which was 72.3 years in 2018, 72 years in 2017, 71.6 years in 2016.
Planning Minister MA Mannan spoke at the publication ceremony as the chief guest while director general of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam spoke as special guest.
Statistics and Informatics Division Secretary Mohammad Yamin Chowdhury presided over the function while Director General of BBS Md Tajul Islam gave the address of welcome.
BBS joint director AKM Ashraful Haque, who is also the project director of Monitoring of the situation of vital statistics of Bangladesh (MSVSB), 3rd phase, revealed the survey findings.
The report showed that the current number of population in the country is around 16.91 crore (January 1, 2021). The population of the country till June last year was 16.82 crore.
The average size of each household in the country is 4.3, about 98.3 percent people are availing safe drinking water while around 81.5 percent people have necessary toilet facilities.
The average growth rate of population in the country is 1.30 percent in 2020 which was 1.32 percent in 2019 while it was 1.33 percent in 2018.
The density of population has also increased during this period as it was 1,140 persons for per square kilometer in 2020 which was 1,125 in the previous year.
The report findings also showed that the total fertility rate is 2.04 percent, the maternal mortality rate per thousand is 1.63, the education rate of 15 years and above people is 75.6 percent, 7 years and above people is 75.2 percent, the education rate of female aged 7 years and above is 72.9 percent, some 96.2 percent people have power facilities, the number of internet users aged 15 years and above is 43.5 percent of which the male users are 52.7 percent while the female users 34.3 percent.
The report indicates that the trend of development in average life expectancy, health and education sectors has continued. Despite being a densely populated country, Bangladesh has attained notable successes in controlling population growth.
A mother in Bangladesh now gives birth to two children on average whereas 50 years ago, a mother gave birth to six children on average in the country.
Speaking on the occasion as the chief guest, Planning Minister MA Mannan said that the average life expectancy of people has increased in the country and it is an excellent news. “There has been overall development in the country which has resulted in increase in average life expectancy of people. I’m very much delighted since the report has been published in the shortest possible time.”
