Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 was 81.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in Bangladesh, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2019, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Bangladesh stood at 81.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Bangladesh peaked at 88.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1994.
That places Bangladesh 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.6% | — |
| 1997 | 25.5% | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +47.4% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | -7.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 81.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 2.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 21.6% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 30.8% | 49.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 56.2% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Bangladesh?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Bangladesh was 81.6% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1994.
- How does Bangladesh rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. 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 (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4. 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.