Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for was 21.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
21.6%
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
96th
of 97 countries
All-time high
73.7%
in 2016
All-time low
20.1%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2021
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Bangladesh, 2014–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Bangladesh is 21.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Bangladesh ranks 96th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58.3% | — |
| 2015 | 60.3% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -53.8% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +7.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 21.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 26% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 21.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 93.7%, 23% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.6% | 43.5% | 73.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.1% | 21.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 93 Mali 24.7% compare
- 94 Central African Republic 24.4% compare
- 95 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.0% compare
- 97 Madagascar 15.2% compare
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 137,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 137,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Bangladesh?
- Women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Bangladesh was 21.6% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2020.
- How does Bangladesh rank for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for?
- Bangladesh ranks 96th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
- Is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for syphilis (%), reported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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