Table 1 Trends in the prevalence of skilled birth attendant, disintegrated across four inequality dimensions, from years 2004 to 2017

Economic Status

Quintile 1 (poorest)

1029

3.7 (2.5–5.4)

758

6.8 (4.9–9.4)

1136

11.5 (9.3–14.1)

1084

17.9 (14.6–21.8)

1108

28.2 (24.7–32.1)

Quintile 2

831

4.4 (3.0-6.5)

779

7.3 (5.2–10.0)

1003

18.6 (15.4–22.2)

932

29.9 (25.7–34.5)

1106

40.2 (36.4–44.1)

Quintile 3

848

12 (9.7–14.9)

699

12.9 (10.1–16.3)

974

28.2 (24.9–31.8)

943

38.8 (32.1–45.9)

1020

52.8 (48.5–57.0)

Quintile 4

717

20.2 (16.2–24.9)

694

25.8 (21.7–30.3)

963

43.2 (39.5–46.9)

995

52.0 (47.4–56.5)

1071

62.4 (58.7–66.0)

Quintile 5 (richest)

695

45.8 (41.7–50.0)

659

56.4 (52.3–60.5)

881

63.8 (59.4–68.0)

950

74.4 (70.5–77.9)

1034

83.1 (80.3–85.5)

Level of Education

No Education

1463

4.5 (3.4-6.0)

856

6.3 (4.5–8.8)

892

12.6 (10.1–15.7)

704

17.1 (13.2–21.9)

351

29.0 (23.8–35.0)

Primary School

1256

11.4 (9.5–13.6)

1103

9.9 (8.1–12.1)

1485

20.0 (17.3–23.0)

1380

29.5 (26.1–33.1)

1471

35.0 (31.4–38.8)

Secondary / Higher

1400

30.8 (28.1–33.7)

1619

36.1 (32.9–39.4)

2579

45.0 (42.3–47.6)

2820

54.4 (51.0-57.8)

3515

62.7 (60.4–65.0)

Place of Residence

Rural

3307

11.0 (9.6–12.7)

2828

15.7 (13.6–18.2)

3835

25.2 (22.9–27.6)

3637

35.6 (32.3–39.1)

3911

47.5 (44.6–50.3)

Urban

813

33.9 (29.7–38.3)

761

40.0 (35.1–45.1)

1121

53.7 (49.3–58.1)

1267

60.5 (56.1–64.8)

1427

67.7 (63.8–71.3)

Sub-National Regions

Barisal

237

14.3 (9.2–21.5)

219

14.7 (11.3–18.8)

273

28.4 (23.2–34.3)

279

36.7 (26.8–47.8)

303

46.9 (40.8–53.0)

Chattogram

920

12.7 (9.9–16.2)

798

20.9 (15.5–27.6)

1176

29.7 (25.0-34.9)

1075

43.9 (37.6–50.5)

1141

50.6 (44.6–56.7)

Dhaka

1250

18.5 (15.7–21.7)

1132

23.1 (19.3–27.4)

1510

31.5 (27.3–36.1)

1740

43.5 (37.3–49.8)

1359

60.5 (54.8–65.9)

Khulna

450

23.6 (19.3–28.4)

328

31.5 (25.2–38.4)

463

49.0 (43.4–54.5)

387

58.2 (51.8–64.4)

482

63.1 (57.9–68.0)

Mymenshingh

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

451

41.6 (36.5–46.9)

Rajshahi

896

11.8 (8.9–15.6)

792

18.1 (15.3–21.2)

646

30.9 (25.2–37.2)

488

41.6 (35.9–47.6)

622

55.4 (49.8–60.8)

Rangpur

-

-

-

-

513

28.7 (24.3–33.6)

461

37.9 (35.9–47.6)

555

49.2 (42.0-56.4)

Sylhet

366

12.7 (10.0-16.2)

319

13.2 (9.0-18.9)

375

24.4 (20.1–29.4)

474

27.1 (33.0-43.1)

426

40.4 (33.5–47.8)