Coverage of essential health services in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Coverage of essential health services was 54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services in Bangladesh stood at 54. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services in Bangladesh peaked at 54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 149th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 54 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4 | 24 | 36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4 | 37 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53 | 52 | 54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services in Bangladesh?
- Coverage of essential health services in Bangladesh was 54 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for coverage of essential health services?
- Bangladesh ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Coverage of essential health services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Coverage of essential health services is measured as an index on a scale of 0 to 100 (where higher is better). This index is based on risk-standardized death rates – which give a measure of healthcare access and quality – and whether common interventions are carried out.