Bangladesh is facing a rapidly escalating public health and economic crisis driven by climate change, according to the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change 2025 report.
The report, launched at Brac Centre in Dhaka, revealed that in 2024 alone, Bangladesh lost $24 billion — equivalent to 5% of its GDP — due to heat-related productivity losses.
Citizens experienced an average of 28.8 heatwave days, with 13.2 of those days attributed to climate change.
Climate change is driving a public health and economic crisis in Bangladesh.
Author's summary: Bangladesh faces health crisis due climate change.