Midwifery personnel in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Midwifery personnel was 27,897 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27,897
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
15th
of 129 countries
All-time high
27,897
in 2023
All-time low
21,590
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Midwifery personnel in Bangladesh, 2018–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 27,897 for midwifery personnel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
That places Bangladesh 15th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Midwifery personnel in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21,590 | — |
| 2019 | 24,103 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 24,204 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 26,737 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 27,589 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 27,897 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22,846 | 21,590 | 24,103 | 2 |
| 2020s | 26,607 | 24,204 | 27,897 | 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 midwifery personnel in Bangladesh?
- Midwifery personnel in Bangladesh was 27,897 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest midwifery personnel recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 27,897 in 2023.
- What is the lowest midwifery personnel recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,590 in 2018.
- How does Bangladesh rank for midwifery personnel?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is midwifery personnel rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 Midwifery personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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