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 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 Division Poverty HeadcountPoverty Gap Squared Poverty Gap Barisal Chittagong Dhaka Khulna Rajshahi Sylhet Bangladesh MDG Base year: 56.6 Target by 2015: 29.0 Base year:17.0 Target 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 Chittagong Dhaka Khulna Rajshahi Sylhet Bangladesh MDGBase year: 60.5Base year: 40.7 Target by 2015 : 100

MDG-3 :Regional Disparity Division Ratios of girls to boys in primary education Ratios of girls to boys in secondary education Barisal Chittagong Dhaka Khulna Rajshahi Sylhet Bangladesh MDGBase year : 0.83Base year : 0.52 Target by 2015: 1.0

MDG-4:Regional Disparity DivisionInfant mortality rateU5 mortality rate per 1000 live births Barisal4446 Chittagong3352 Dhaka3445 Khulna3941 Rajshahi3649 Sylhet4350 Bangladesh3647 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 Percent of children immunized Barisal90.4 Chittagong86.6 Dhaka85.5 Khulna92.8 Rajshahi90.8 Sylhet79.9

MDG-5:Regional Disparity DivisionMaternal mortality ratio Proportion of births attended by Skilled health personnel per live births Barisal Chittagong Dhaka Khulna Rajshahi Sylhet Bangladesh MDG Base year: 574Base year: 5.0 Target by 2015: 144Target by 2015: 50

MDG-5:Regional Disparity DivisionPercentage Barisal53.3 Chittagong57.2 Dhaka55.3 Khulna58.8 Rajshahi58.6 Sylhet50.1 Mothers received ante-natal care more than once during pregnancy

MDG-6:Regional Disparity Proportion of population aged years Division (women) with comprehensive correct knowledge of HIV/AIDS Literacy rate of year- olds (women) Barisal Chittagong Dhaka Khulna Rajshahi Sylhet Bangladesh MDGBase year: 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 Chittagong Dhaka Khulna Rajshahi Sylhet Bangladesh MDGBase year: 89.0Base year: 21.0 Target by 2015: 100Target 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

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