Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 was 76.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
76.1%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
32nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
76.1%
in 2014
All-time low
30.7%
in 1993
Years of data
9
1993–2014

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Bangladesh, 1993–2014

0204060801993200320141993: 30.7 highest1996: 32.3 highest1999: 44.4 highest2004: 47.6 highest2006: 55.5 highest2007: 58.8 highest2011: 65.3 highest2012: 73.6 highest2014: 76.1 highest

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2014, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Bangladesh stood at 76.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Bangladesh peaked at 76.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1993.

That places Bangladesh 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest) in Bangladesh, 1993 to 2014.
Year highest Change
1993 30.7%
1996 32.3% +5.5%
1999 44.4% +37.2%
2004 47.6% +7.2%
2006 55.5% +16.7%
2007 58.8% +6.0%
2011 65.3% +11.0%
2012 73.6% +12.7%
2014 76.1% +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.8% 30.7% 44.4% 3
2000s 54.0% 47.6% 58.8% 3
2010s 71.7% 65.3% 76.1% 3

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 29 Nepal 90.9% compare
  2. 30 Nigeria 84.9% compare
  3. 31 Haiti 82.9% compare
  4. 33 Chad 67.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Bangladesh?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Bangladesh was 76.1% in 2014, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1993.
How does Bangladesh rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5?
Bangladesh ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 202 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

Percentage of most recent births in last 2 years attended by any skilled health personnel (women age 18-49 at the time of the survey). Definition of skilled varies by country and survey but always includes doctor, nurse, midwife and auxiliary midwife).