International conference on MDG Statistics
Manila, Philippines
October 19-21,2011
MDGs Disparities within the Country:
Bangladesh Experience
Md. Shahjahan Ali Mollah
Director General
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Sources of MDG Indicators in
Bangladesh
BBS Sources
Besides conducting Population, Agriculture and
Economic Censuses, BBS carries out four surveys,
inter alia, to monitor the progress towards MDGs
– Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (once in every 3
years)
– Sample Vital Registration System (round the year in
each year)
– Household Income and Expenditure Survey (round the
year in every 5 years)
– Labour Force Survey (once in every 5 years)
Other Sources
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Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)
EPI overage Survey
MIS System of Health Department
Department of Environment
Department of Forest
Primary and Mass Education Division
Administrative Records of Different line
Ministries
MDG -1:Regional Disparity
Poverty
Headcount
Poverty Gap
Squared
Poverty Gap
Barisal
39.4
9.7
3.4
Chittagong
26.2
5.1
1.5
Dhaka
30.5
6.2
1.8
Khulna
32.1
6.4
2.0
Rajshahi
35.7
8.0
2.5
Sylhet
28.1
4.7
1.3
Bangladesh
31.5
6.5
2.0
Division
MDG
Base year: 56.6
Target by 2015: 29.0
Base year:17.0
Target by 2015: 8.0
MDG-2 :Regional Disparity
Net enrolment ratio in
primary education
(net attendance rate in
primary school)
Proportion of pupils starting
grade 1 who reach last grade of
primary education
Barisal
84.7
81.2
Chittagong
78.4
80.2
Dhaka
82.5
79.9
Khulna
87.0
74.2
Rajshahi
81.3
81.4
Sylhet
74.2
80.6
Bangladesh
81.3
79.8
Division
MDG
Base year: 60.5
Base year: 40.7
Target by 2015 : 100
Target by 2015: 100
MDG-3 :Regional Disparity
Ratios of girls to boys in
primary education
Ratios of girls to boys in
secondary education
Barisal
1.03
1.2
Chittagong
1.02
1.19
Dhaka
1.02
1.13
Khulna
1.03
1.2
Rajshahi
1.04
1.18
Sylhet
1.03
1.16
Bangladesh
1.03
1.17
Division
MDG
Base year : 0.83
Base year : 0.52
Target by 2015: 1.0
Target by 2015: 1.0
MDG-4:Regional Disparity
Division
Infant mortality rate
U5 mortality rate
per 1000 live births
per 1000 live births
Barisal
44
46
Chittagong
33
52
Dhaka
34
45
Khulna
39
41
Rajshahi
36
49
Sylhet
43
50
Bangladesh
36
47
MDG
Base year : 92
Target by 2015: 31
Base year : 146
Target by 2015: 48
MDG-4:Regional Disparity
Children of one year age vaccinated against measles
Divisions
Barisal
Chittagong
Dhaka
Khulna
Rajshahi
Sylhet
Percent of children
immunized
90.4
86.6
85.5
92.8
90.8
79.9
MDG-5:Regional Disparity
Division
Maternal mortality ratio
per 100000 live births
Proportion of births
attended by
Skilled health personnel
Barisal
250
15.0
Chittagong
247
20.8
Dhaka
207
28.2
Khulna
222
30.4
Rajshahi
182
24.4
Sylhet
285
14.4
Bangladesh
216
24.4
MDG
Base year: 574
Base year: 5.0
Target by 2015: 144
Target by 2015: 50
MDG-5:Regional Disparity
Mothers received ante-natal care more than once
during pregnancy
Division
Barisal
Chittagong
Dhaka
Khulna
Rajshahi
Sylhet
Percentage
53.3
57.2
55.3
58.8
58.6
50.1
MDG-6:Regional Disparity
Proportion of population aged 15-24 years
Division
(women) with
comprehensive correct
knowledge of HIV/AIDS
Literacy rate of 15-24 yearolds (women)
Barisal
14.4
76.1
Chittagong
12.6
72.4
Dhaka
16.0
71.9
Khulna
19.4
77.5
Rajshahi
13.4
70.0
Sylhet
9.4
64.1
Bangladesh
14.6
72.0
MDG
Base year: NA
Base year: NA
Target by 2015: NA
Target by 2015: NA
MDG-7: Regional Disparity
Proportion of population
using an improved source of
drinking water
Proportion of population
using an improved
sanitation facility
Barisal
96.6
67
Chittagong
97.2
59.1
Dhaka
99.6
51.3
Khulna
94.7
59.7
Rajshahi
99.2
49.1
Sylhet
91.6
49.7
Bangladesh
97.8
54.1
Division
MDG
Base year: 89.0
Base year: 21.0
Target by 2015: 100
Target by 2015: 60
Probable Reasons of Regional Disparity
• Geographical setting of the country: coastal
regions, hilly regions and flood prone areas
• Unequal distribution of government resources
and development interventions
• Diversified cropping pattern
• Lack of electricity and natural gas in some
regions
• Seasonal unemployment in some areas
Steps Taken by Bangladesh in improving
the MDG Monitoring System
The current MDG monitoring system suffers
from some limitations, particularly the nonavailability of disaggregated data and long
interval of the national level surveys,
Therefore , for improved monitoring system
the following steps are being taken:
 The frequency of the current national level
surveys will be increased
Steps Taken by Bangladesh in Improving the
MDG Monitoring System
• The sample size of the existing surveys will be be
enhanced to provide data at the sub national level to
capture regional disparity
• New surveys are being undertaken to meet the data
gaps namely Health and Demographic Survey,
Literacy Assessment Survey, Child and Mother
Nutrition Survey etc.
• Additional modules are being added to existing
surveys to capture data of selected indicators
relevant to the present survey
Conclusions
•Bangladesh is on right track of
reducing poverty
•The progress of health and
education sectors is encouraging
•Priority should be given to indictors
which are lagging behind
Thank You