Health in Bangladesh 1,350 indicators covering health for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of suspected malaria cases 1.59 million 2024 up 101.7% 37th Retreatment cases: other 3,872 2012 up 154.4% 11th Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 807 2012 — 8th Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 632 2024 down 90.5% 72nd Unmet need for contraception 10.0% 2022 down 25.9% 49th Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 194,919 2024 down 63.1% 50th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 122,400 2015 up 21.2% 5th Natural disasters deaths 0 2009 — 7th Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 36.70 million 2024 up 286.4% 10th Preterm birth rate 16.16 2020 down 1.3% 1st Preterm birth 488,608 2020 down 6.1% 6th Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 92nd Height-for-age <-2 SD 23.56 2022 down 36.3% 38th Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 39.1% 2023 up 56.4% 91st Weight-for-age <-2 SD 21.68 2022 down 34.3% 12th Number of reported deaths from cholera 16 2000 up 300.0% 16th Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 660,025 2024 down 45.0% 55th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 41.7% 2022 up 40.4% 3rd Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 23 2024 down 96.5% 28th Exclusive breastfeeding 62.6% 2019 up 45.8% 12th Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 12,468 2024 down 62.3% 54th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 0.7 2014 up 75.0% 102nd Weight-for-height >+2 SD 1.57 2022 down 6.1% 77th Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage 99 2023 up 1.0% 1st Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage 99 2023 up 2.1% 1st Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 1.39 million 2024 up 437.3% 32nd تغطية بجرعتين من فيتامين أ 99 2023 up 2.1% 1st Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 36.9% 2019 up 57.7% 53rd How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 2 2022 unchanged 41st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 466 2024 down 62.7% 81st Nursing personnel 94.2% 2023 up 149.9% 14th Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 94.2% 2023 up 149.9% 14th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 50 2022 unchanged 23rd Treatment success rate: XDR-TB cases 84 2022 up 236.0% 21st People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 95.5% 2017 up 1.5% 24th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 94.6% 2017 down 0.7% 35th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 97.6% 2017 up 0.7% 36th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.9% 2017 up 1.3% 33rd People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.2% 2017 up 0.5% 38th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 22.5% 2017 up 69.4% 57th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 35.0% 2017 up 74.3% 56th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 49.2% 2017 up 66.4% 56th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 59.4% 2017 up 49.4% 59th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 73.6% 2017 up 11.4% 64th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 4.8% 2017 down 76.5% 64th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.9% 2017 down 92.6% 60th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 68th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 57th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 47th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 95.7% 2017 up 2.2% 18th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 93.6% 2017 down 1.1% 25th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 96.7% 2017 up 0.4% 25th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 97.9% 2017 up 0.9% 25th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 99.0% 2017 up 1.4% 20th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 97.2% 2017 up 0.3% 32nd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.1% 2017 up 0.4% 27th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.2% 2017 up 0.4% 35th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.1% 2017 down 0.0% 41st ← Previous Page 20 of 23 Next →