Table 2 Inequality indices estimates of prevalence of cesarean delivery in Bangladesh, years 2004–2017

Economic status

D

18.26

15.21–21.31

26.63

22.37–30.89

38.43

34.34–42.51

44.70

39.81–49.58

48.27

43.85–52.70

PAF

308.62

300.99-316.25

229.57

216.50-242.64

140.87

135.37-146.38

124.48

118.19-130.77

87.28

81.52–93.05

PAR

13.90

13.56–14.24

20.51

19.35–21.68

24.04

23.11–24.98

28.49

27.05–29.92

28.57

26.69–30.46

R

125.76

17.54-901.52

10.43

5.82–18.70

15.30

10.38–22.55

7.70

5.08–11.67

4.70

3.82–5.80

Level of Education

D

9.67

8.06–11.27

15.31

12.88–17.74

21.43

18.75–24.11

25.31

21.73–28.88

24.14

18.88–29.40

PAF

133.78

123.16-144.39

89.73

79.92–99.54

52.19

44.29–60.09

41.25

33.12–49.37

23.97

12.26–35.68

PAR

6.03

5.55–6.50

8.04

7.16–8.92

8.91

7.56–10.26

9.44

7.58–11.30

7.85

4.01–11.68

R

12.23

7.31–20.46

10.03

5.88–17.11

5.72

3.99–8.20

4.61

3.20–6.62

2.47

1.84–3.31

Place of Residence

D

11.48

8.67–14.30

11.86

8.35–15.37

15.28

11.47–19.09

20.57

15.84–25.31

15.00

11.10–18.90

PAF

204.69

196.03-213.34

104.54

97.99-111.09

69.28

65.47–73.09

66.68

63.28–70.07

33.58

31.12–36.03

PAR

9.22

8.83–9.61

9.34

8.76–9.93

11.82

11.17–12.47

15.26

14.48–16.03

10.99

10.19–11.79

R

6.13

4.40–8.54

2.85

2.18–3.71

2.12

1.79–2.52

2.17

1.84–2.56

1.52

1.37–1.70

Sub-National Region

D

4.49

2.37–6.62

8.11

3.71–12.50

14.63

8.91–20.35

22.13

16.38–27.88

20.08

12.77–27.39

PAF

61.43

39.11–83.75

36.89

5.90-67.89

53.79

38.02–69.56

44.21

32.16–56.26

30.48

18.66–42.30

PAR

2.77

1.76–3.77

3.30

0.53–6.07

9.18

6.49–11.87

10.12

7.36–12.87

9.98

6.11–13.85

R

2.62

1.62–4.22

2.96

1.50–5.86

2.26

1.64–3.12

3.04

2.19–4.21

1.89

1.46–2.43