Health in Bangladesh

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Office, Bangladesh
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Office, Bangladesh

Bangladesh is one of the most populous countries in the world, as well as having one of the fastest growing economies in the world.[1] Consequently, Bangladesh faces challenges and opportunities in regards to public health. A remarkable metamorphosis has unfolded in Bangladesh, encompassing the demographic, health, and nutritional dimensions of its populace.[2]

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[3] finds that Bangladesh is fulfilling 89.3% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[4] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Bangladesh achieves 95.0% of what is expected based on its current income.[4] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 94.2% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.[4] Bangladesh falls into the "bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 78.8% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[4]


  1. ^ Shah, Jahangir (18 April 2011). দারিদ্র্য কমেছে, আয় বেড়েছে [Reduced poverty, increased income]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ Fahim, Shah Mohammad; Hossain, Md Shabab; Sen, Shimul; Das, Subhasish; et al. (20 December 2021). "Nutrition and Food Security in Bangladesh: Achievements, Challenges, and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 224 (Supplement_7): S901–S909. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiab473. PMC 8687095. PMID 34668556.
  3. ^ "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Bangladesh - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2022.