Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 85.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Bangladesh, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 85.8% for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Bangladesh peaked at 85.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1997.
Bangladesh ranks 39th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30.0% | — |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +3.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 85.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 29.8% | 30.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 41.9% | 56.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 63.8% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Bangladesh?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Bangladesh was 85.8% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1997.
- How does Bangladesh rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Bangladesh ranks 39th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Assistance during delivery (Assisted births): Percentage of live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey attended by any skilled personnel and by a doctor. 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.