Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection was 46.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
46.4%
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
28th
of 37 countries
All-time high
46.4%
in 2019
All-time low
20.0%
in 2004
Years of data
9
2000–2019
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bangladesh, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bangladesh stood at 46.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bangladesh peaked at 46.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2004.
Bangladesh ranks 28th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2004 | 20.0% | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +19.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 46.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 83% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 20.0% | 37.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 35.2% | 46.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 25 Madagascar 51.5% compare
- 26 Zimbabwe 48.0% compare
- 27 Guinea-Bissau 47.6% compare
- 29 Ghana 43.2% compare
- 30 Mauritania 42.9% compare
- 31 Nigeria 40.6% 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 care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bangladesh?
- Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection in Bangladesh was 46.4% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2004.
- How does Bangladesh rank for care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection?
- Bangladesh ranks 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
- Is care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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