Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 95.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Bangladesh, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Bangladesh is 95.1%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Bangladesh peaked at 97.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1994.
Bangladesh ranks 35th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 49.3% | — |
| 1997 | 58.5% | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | -2.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 95.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.9% | 49.3% | 58.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 64.8% | 85.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 87.4% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 32 Egypt 96.2% compare
- 33 Benin 96.0% compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 95.8% compare
- 36 Guinea 95.0% compare
- 37 Lesotho 94.7% compare
- 38 Democratic Republic of Congo 94.6% compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 94.6% compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Bangladesh?
- Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Bangladesh was 95.1% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1994.
- How does Bangladesh rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5?
- Bangladesh ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antenatal care: Percentage of women with one or more live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey who have received at least one antenatal care during pregnancy before the most recent birth from any skilled personnel and from a doctor. If the respondent mentioned more than one provider, only the most qualified provider is considered. The DHS surveys refer births in the three years preceding the survey, the MICS2 surveys refer births in the one year preceding the survey, and the MICS3 surveys refer births in the two years preceding the survey.