Health worker density, by type of occupation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Health worker density, by type of occupation was 0.76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Bangladesh, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health worker density, by type of occupation in Bangladesh is 0.76, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health worker density, by type of occupation in Bangladesh peaked at 0.76 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 2002.
That places Bangladesh 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Health worker density, by type of occupation in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.14 | — |
| 2004 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.23 | +64.3% |
| 2009 | 0.26 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.29 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 0.31 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.39 | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.41 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.44 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.59 | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.58 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.68 | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.69 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.75 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.76 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1783 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.422 | 0.29 | 0.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health worker density, by type of occupation in Bangladesh?
- Health worker density, by type of occupation in Bangladesh was 0.76 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health worker density, by type of occupation recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 2002.
- How does Bangladesh rank for health worker density, by type of occupation?
- Bangladesh ranks 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health worker density, by type of occupation rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Health worker density, by type of occupation (per 10,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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