This year's theme of the World Health Day is "Make Every Mother and Child Count"

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SELECTED HEALTH INDICATORS

Key Health Indicators

Indicator

Value

Uncertainty Interval

    Life expectancy at birth (years)

      Total population

61.8

 

      Males

61.9

60.6 - 63.1

      Females

61.7

60.4 - 63.0

    Child mortality (probability of dying under age 5 years) (per 1000)

      Males

82

73 - 90

      Females

84

76 - 92

    Adult mortality (probability of dying between 15 and 59) (per 1000)            

      Males

251

223 - 279

      Females

258

233 - 284

    Healthy life expectancy at birth (years)

      Total population

52.1

 

      Males

51.7

50.0 - 54.1

      Females

52.6

51.5 - 54.4

    Healthy life expectancy at age 60 (years)

      Males at age 60

9.4

8.8 - 10.5

      Females at age 60

10.9

10.3 - 11.7

    Expectation of lost healthy years at birth due to poor health (years)

      Males

10.2

 

      Females

9.2

 

    Percentage of total life expectancy lost due to poor health (%)

      Males

16.5

 

      Females

14.9

 

 

Key Indicators: Maternal Mortality

Maternal Mortality Ratio
                  Year
 
          1990       1995         2000
 
Percentage         850       600         380
 
Source: UNICEF - WHO - UNFPA via UNSTAT

 

Women15- 49, Per Cent 51.40
Total Fertility Rate per Woman 15-49 3.80 
Age Specific Fertility Rate per 1000 Woman 15-20 124.70
Mean Age at Marriage, Male 25.50
Mean Age at Marriage. Female 18.00
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Modern Method, Per Cent 43.40 
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate for Women 15-49, Any Method, Per Cent 53.80 
Maternal Mortality Ratio per 100,000 Live Births (MMR) 600.00 
MMR, Lower Bound 200.00 
MMR, Upper Bound 1,500.00 
Deliveries Attended by Skilled Attendants, Percent      2.10

Source: UNFPA, Population and Reproductive Health, Country Profile: Bangladesh, Basic Indicators.

 

Key Indicators: Child Health

Under 5 Mortality Rate per 1000 Live Births
                  Year
  1990 1995 2000 2001 2002
 
Per 1000 Live Births 144 116 82 77 77
 
Source: UNICEF - WHO via UNSTAT
Infant  Mortality Rate per 1000 Live Births ( 0 - 1 Years)
                  Year
  1990 1995 2000 2001 2002
 
Per 1000 Live Births 96 75 54 51 51
 
Source: UNICEF - WHO via UNSTAT
Proportion of 1 - Year Old Children Immunized Against Measles
                  Year
 
  1990 1999 2001 2002
 
Percentage 65 71 76 77
 
Source: UNICEF - WHO via UNSTAT

 

Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 78.83 
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Total 92.26
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Female 97.00
Under Age 5 Mortality Rate, Male 88.00 
Urban 74.50 
Rural 80.70 
No Education/Primary 92.00 
Highest Level of Education 54.70 
Provincial Low 64.3 (Khulna) 
Provincial High 126.9 (Sylhet) 
Poorest 96.30 
Richest 56.60 

Source: UNFPA, Population and Reproductive Health, Country Profile: Bangladesh, Basic Indicators.

 
 
 
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