Table 1 Trends in the prevalence of cesarean delivery, disintegrated across four inequality dimensions, from years 2004 to 2017

Economic Status

Quintile 1 (poorest)

1029

0.15 (0.02–1.05)

758

2.82 (1.59–4.97)

1135

2.69 (1.84–3.91)

1084

6.67 (4.41–9.98)

1108

13.03 (10.62–15.89)

34.13 (14.20-57.54)

Quintile 2

831

0.72 (0.31–1.64)

779

1.60 (0.82–3.11)

1003

9.61 (7.27–12.59)

932

10.42 (8.16–13.22)

1106

22.33 (19.25–25.73)

30.69 (21.74–40.30)

Quintile 3

848

2.24 (1.15–4.32)

699

4.06 (2.57–6.35)

974

14.28 (11.85–17.10)

942

18.44 (14.93–22.54)

1020

30.81 (27.31–34.55)

22.93 (17.95–28.12)

Quintile 4

717

4.35 (2.97–6.33)

694

9.27 (6.78–12.57)

963

22.62 (19.53–26.05)

995

29.22 (25.34–33.42)

1071

38.12 (34.62–41.74)

18.25 (13.20-23.52)

Quintile 5 (richest)

695

18.40 (15.54–21.66)

659

29.45 (25.64–33.57)

881

41.11 (37.21–45.13)

950

51.37 (47.31–55.41)

1034

61.30 (57.68–64.81)

9.41 (7.36–11.50)

Level of Education

No schooling

1463

0.86 (0.52–1.41)

856

1.70 (1.01–2.85)

892

4.54 (3.19–6.44)

704

7.02 (4.90–9.95)

351

16.44 (12.20-21.78)

24.85 (22.53–27.21)

Primary School

1256

2.03 (1.19–3.44)

1103

2.80 (1.89–4.13)

1485

9.12 (7.22–11.45)

1380

11.68 (9.51–14.28)

1471

17.88 (15.47–20.58)

19.35 (14.82–24.06)

Secondary / Higher

1400

10.53 (9.07–12.19)

1619

17.00 (14.84–19.41)

2579

25.98 (23.87–28.20)

2820

32.32 (29.81–34.94)

3515

40.58 (38.35–42.84)

10.68 (8.66–12.75)

Place of Residence

Rural

3307

2.24 (1.72–2.92)

2828

6.42 (5.28–7.80)

3835

13.61 (12.00-15.41)

3637

17.57 (15.47–19.88)

3911

28.72 (26.43–31.13)

20.39 (14.68–26.38)

Urban

813

13.72 (11.18–16.73)

761

18.28 (15.20-21.81)

1121

28.89 (25.60-32.42)

1267

38.14 (34.03–42.42)

1427

43.72 (40.63–46.87)

9.75 (8.27–11.25)

Sub-National Regions

Barishal

237

3.14 (1.90–5.15)

219

4.13 (2.21–7.59)

273

13.16 (9.45–18.03)

279

17.72 (12.54–24.44)

303

24.55 (20.03–29.71)

18.60 (13.95–23.44)

Chattogram

920

2.78 (1.84–4.18)

798

7.58 (5.65–10.09)

1176

13.95 (11.33–17.06)

1074

18.33 (14.79–22.51)

1141

26.05 (21.91–30.66)

17.67 (12.16–23.45)

Dhaka

1250

7.27 (5.66–9.30)

1132

11.95 (9.40-15.07)

1510

20.25 (16.87–24.10)

1740

29.14 (24.48–34.29)

1359

42.69 (38.00-47.51)

14.38 (13.40-15.37)

Khulna

450

5.30 (3.69–7.55)

328

12.23 (9.05–16.33)

463

26.25 (21.72–31.35)

387

33.00 (28.40-37.94)

481

42.71 (37.46–48.13)

17.06 (11.82–22.55)

Mymenshingh

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

451

26.08 (21.93–30.70)

Rajshahi

896

2.96 (2.05–4.27)

792

7.40 (5.35–10.15)

646

17.64 (13.77–22.33)

488

22.26 (18.15-27.00)

622

35.61 (30.31–41.29)

20.31 (15.17–25.69)

Rangpur

-

-

-

-

513

11.62 (8.86–15.09)

461

17.50 (13.62–22.20)

555

27.85 (22.62–33.76)

15.68 (14.49–16.89)

Sylhet

366

3.07 (2.03–4.62)

319

5.38 (3.83–7.52)

375

12.00 (9.12–15.63)

474

10.87 (8.05–14.52)

425

22.63 (18.02–28.02)

15.37 (10.60-20.33)