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International conference on MDG StatisticsManila, Philippines

October 19-21,2011

MDGs Disparities within the Country: Bangladesh Experience

Md. Shahjahan Ali MollahDirector General

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

Sources of MDG Indicators in Bangladesh

BBS SourcesBesides 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

• 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

DivisionPoverty

Headcount Poverty GapSquared

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

MDG

Base year: 56.6Target by 2015: 29.0

Base year:17.0Target by 2015: 8.0

MDG-2 :Regional Disparity

Division

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

MDG Base year: 60.5 Base year: 40.7

Target by 2015 : 100 Target by 2015: 100

MDG-3 :Regional Disparity

DivisionRatios of girls to boys in

primary educationRatios of girls to boys in

secondary education

Barisal 1.03 1.2


Dhaka 1.02 1.13

Khulna 1.03 1.2

Rajshahi 1.04 1.18

Sylhet 1.03 1.16


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 : 92Target by 2015: 31

Base year : 146Target by 2015: 48


Children of one year age vaccinated against measles Divisions Percent of children

immunizedBarisal 90.4Chittagong 86.6Dhaka 85.5Khulna 92.8Rajshahi 90.8Sylhet 79.9


Division Maternal mortality ratio

Proportion of births attended by

Skilled health personnel per 100000 live births

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


Division PercentageBarisal 53.3Chittagong 57.2Dhaka 55.3Khulna 58.8Rajshahi 58.6Sylhet 50.1

Mothers received ante-natal care more than once during pregnancy


Proportion of population aged 15-24 years

Division

(women) with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS

Literacy rate of 15-24 year- olds (women)

Barisal 14.4 76.1


Dhaka 16.0 71.9

Khulna 19.4 77.5

Rajshahi 13.4 70.0

Sylhet 9.4 64.1


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

Division

Barisal 96.6 67


Dhaka 99.6 51.3

Khulna 94.7 59.7

Rajshahi 99.2 49.1

Sylhet 91.6 49.7


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 non-availability 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

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