Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 was 5.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 in Bangladesh, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 in Bangladesh is 5.5%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 in Bangladesh peaked at 10.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2013.
Bangladesh ranks 37th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 10.4% | — |
| 1997 | 7.3% | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +62.9% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -46.5% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +55.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -15.4% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 5.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 44% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.3% | 10.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.2% | 10.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 34 Sierra Leone 6.5% compare
- 35 India 6.2% compare
- 36 Nepal 5.6% compare
- 38 Viet Nam 5.2% compare
- 39 Philippines 4.4% compare
- 40 Kyrgyzstan 3.5% compare
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 prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 in Bangladesh?
- Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 in Bangladesh was 5.5% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2013.
- How does Bangladesh rank for prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): q5 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of diarrhea (% of children under 5): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of diarrhea: Percentage of children under age five years who had diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey.