Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 75.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Bangladesh, 1994–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Bangladesh stood at 75.2%.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Bangladesh peaked at 81.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1997.
Bangladesh ranks 92nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 25.7% | — |
| 1997 | 22.6% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +47.3% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | -8.2% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 75.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8%, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 22.6% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 33.3% | 51.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 52.8% | 81.9% | 6 |
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)
- 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 pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Bangladesh?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Bangladesh was 75.2% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1997.
- How does Bangladesh rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Bangladesh ranks 92nd out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.