Leading causes of neonatal deaths in Bangladesh (2017) 30% Preterm birth complications23% Intrapartum related events20% Sepsis | tetanus13% Congenital abnormalities 1% Diarrhoea6% Pneumonia8% Other conditions Source: Estimates generated by the WHO and Maternal and Child Epidemiology Estimation Group (MCEE) 2018 and downloaded from http://data.unicef.org key indicators 18 Newborn mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) 4.9 Annual reduction in newborn mortality rate 2000-2017 (%) 57 Proportion of under-5 child deaths that are newborn (%) 25 Stillbirth rate (deaths per 1,000 births) 42 Skilled birth attendance (%) 51 Early initiation of breastfeeding (%) 19 Preterm birth rate (births <37 weeks per 100 live births) 176 Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) Visit our Newborn Numbers page to explore the most recent data further Featured Resources Countdown country profile – Bangladesh The Countdown country profile presents in one place the best and latest evidence to enable… Every Preemie-SCALE Bangladesh About the Profiles: The country profiles were launched on November 17, 2015 (World Prematurity Day),… A Decade of Change for Newborn Survival: Bangladesh Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey 2011 USAID-supported Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally-representative household surveys that provide data for a… End preventable child deaths by 2035: Bangladesh Call for Action RESOURCES Implementation outcomes of the national scale up of chlorhexidine cord cleansing in Bangladesh’s public health system Articles MHealth: does voice messaging work for improving knowledge and practice of maternal and newborn healthcare? Articles Early initiation of breastfeeding and severe illness in the early newborn period: An observational study in rural Bangladesh Articles View All Related Resources FROM THE BLOG Born Invisible: Accounting for Every Newborn Life in Cox’s Bazar August 19, 2019 Integrating Reproductive Health and Newborn Health Services July 11, 2019 Bangladesh: Caring for mothers and newborns amid the Rohingya refugee crisis June 24, 2019 View All Related Posts IN THE NEWS Babies in the dark September 7, 2019 Johns Hopkins University and University of Manitoba Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Prelacteals’ Impact on Neonatal Microbiome July 25, 2019 This JHU team is developing tools to assess newborn health June 25, 2019 View All Related Articles Partners World Mission Prayer League (LAMB Hospital) Maternity Foundation PCI (Project Concern International) PATH Women and Children First (UK) White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Helping Babies Breathe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) MARCH Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive and Child Health Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS) Alive & Thrive Maternal Health Task Force Save the Children
