Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- According to the 'Health and Morbidity Status Survey (HMSS) 2025' released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), one in every three people in the country is affected by some form of illness, with women reporting a higher rate of morbidity than men. The findings of the nationwide survey were unveiled on Sunday at the BBS Auditorium in Agargaon here. BBS Deputy Director Md Alamgir presented the results at an event with BBS Director General Mohammad Mizanur Rahman in the chair.

Statistics and Informatics Division Secretary Aleya Akter and Additional Secretary of the Health Services Division Md Huzur Ali were also present.

According to the survey, 33 percent of the country's population-332.19 out of every 1,000 people...