Table 2 Inequality in access to safely managed sanitation at national and sub-national levels, Bangladesh
Region | Overall percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) | Inequality indices (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poorest (Q1) | Richest (Q5) | SII | RII | ||
National | 44.0 (43.3–44.7) | 17.0 (15.9–18.2) | 73.0 (71.6–74.4) | 60.8 (56.3–65.3) | 5.0 (4.3–5.7) |
Area of residence | |||||
Urban | 45.3 (44.0–46.6) | 21.7 (17.9–26.1) | 64.5 (62.7–66.4) | 55.6 (47.9–63.2) | 4.0 (3.1–5.0) |
Rural | 43.5 (42.6–44.3) | 16.5 (15.4–17.8) | 89.8 (88.0–91.4) | 71.9 (69.2–74.5) | 8.0 (6.9–9.1) |
Region of residence | |||||
Barisal | 47.8 (44.9–50.8) | 24.9 (20.7–29.6) | 91.5 (83.4–95.8) | 68.3 (62.0–74.5) | 5.7 (4.2–7.2) |
Chittagong | 54.1 (52.4–55.8) | 18.2 (15.0–21.8) | 84.1 (81.4–86.4) | 68.9 (61.7–76.0) | 4.8 (3.6–6.0) |
Dhaka | 41.8 (40.5–43.2) | 18.7 (15.4–22.4) | 57.1 (54.7–59.4) | 34.9 (23.5–46.2) | 2.4 (1.7–3.1) |
Khulna | 49.8 (47.8–51.9) | 18.9 (15.0–23.5) | 85.8 (81.8–89.0) | 67.2 (61.0–73.4) | 5.1 (3.9–6.4) |
Mymensingh | 32.9 (30.6–35.2) | 11.2 (8.8–14.3) | 83.4 (76.5–88.6) | 66.7 (58.0–75.4) | 11.9 (6.8–17.0) |
Rajshahi | 40.7 (38.8–42.5) | 14.9 (12.3–17.9) | 83.6 (79.1–87.3) | 69.2 (63.8–74.6) | 8.2 (5.7–10.7) |
Rangpur | 38.0 (36.1–40.0) | 18.2 (15.9–20.8) | 88.5 (83.0–92.4) | 67.6 (61.8–73.3) | 8.7 (5.5–11.8) |
Sylhet | 44.8 (41.9–47.7) | 11.3 (8.1–15.4) | 91.0 (86.3–94.2) | 85.3 (81.0–89.5) | 17.0 (10.1–24.0) |