Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 80.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Bangladesh, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2019, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Bangladesh stood at 80.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Bangladesh peaked at 80.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1994.
Bangladesh ranks 33rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.0% | — |
| 1997 | 19.1% | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +77.0% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +2.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 80.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 83% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 16.0% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 33.8% | 48.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 59.8% | 80.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0468 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Bangladesh?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Bangladesh was 80.1% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1994.
- How does Bangladesh rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
- Bangladesh ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. 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 Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.