Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- One in every three people in Bangladesh suffered from some form of illness in 2025, with women reporting higher morbidity than men, according to a new survey released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

The "Health and Morbidity Status Survey (HMSS) 2025" found that 33 percent of the population or 332.19 per 1,000 people experienced an illness in the 90 days before the survey.

Women were more affected, reporting a morbidity rate of 354.56 per thousand, compared to 309.06 per thousand among men.

Elderly citizens faced the highest burden of illness.

Morbidity peaked among people aged 75 to 79, with 744 illnesses per thousand, while infants under one year recorded the lowest rate at 232 per thousand.

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