TY - JOUR T1 - Comparative Study of Mortality Measures in Bangladesh During 1961-1991 AU - , 1Md. Rafiqul Islam AU - , 2M. Korban Ali AU - , 3Md. Nurul Islam JO - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences VL - 3 IS - 8 SP - 1044 EP - 1047 PY - 2005 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1683-8831 DO - pjssci.2005.1044.1047 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2005.1044.1047 KW - Infant mortality rate (IMR) KW -Crude death rate (CDR) KW -Life expectancy at birth Infant death rate (IDR) AB - The mortality measures such as Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), iIfant Death Rate (IDR), Crude Death Rate (CDR) and life expectancy at birth for male, female and both sexes of Bangladesh have been estimated using indirect techniques. It is observed that IMR and IDR are showing increasing trend during 1961-1974 and then started to decrease rapidly up to 1991. It is also seen that CDR for male, female and both sexes are showing decreasing trend during 1961-1991. On the other hand life expectancy at birth for male, female and both sexes are showing increasing trend during 1961-1991. ER -