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New MICS 2025 Survey Reveals Mixed Progress in Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent, Dhaka
Updated: 16 November 2025, 18:53
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and UNICEF have released the new Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2025, presenting a mixed picture of progress and setbacks across key social indicators. The report was launched today at the China-Bangladesh Friendship Conference Center in Agargaon, Dhaka.
Key Findings at a Glance
Child Marriage
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1 in every 2 girls in Bangladesh is still a victim of child marriage.
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The rate of marriage before age 18 has decreased from 60% (2019) to 56% (2025).
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Among women aged 20–24, child marriage before age 18 decreased from 51% to 47%.
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Still, about 3.6 million girls are married before turning 18.
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Child marriage causes an annual economic loss of $7–8 billion.
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At the current rate, ending child marriage could take over 64 years.
Maternal Health & Birth Indicators
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C-section births increased by 16%, now reaching nearly 52%.
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Institutional deliveries increased by 18%, now totaling 71%.
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Births by adolescent mothers rose from 83 to 92 per 1,000.
Education & Child Labour
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School dropout among secondary-school-aged children increased by 2%, now 34%.
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Child labour increased by more than 2%, reaching 9%.
Family Planning
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Use of contraceptives declined by 5%, now 58%.
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Total Fertility Rate (TFR) slightly increased from 2.3 to 2.4.
Child Mortality
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Deaths of children under five have significantly decreased:
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Previously: 40 per 1,000 live births
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Now: 33 per 1,000
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Nutrition
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Stunting decreased by 4%, now 24%.
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Wasting increased to 13%.
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Underweight children increased slightly to 23%.
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Overweight rates have decreased.
Water, Sanitation & Lead Contamination
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38% of children aged 12–59 months have blood lead levels above the safe limit.
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8% of pregnant women are also affected.
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Dhaka shows the highest contamination rate at 65%.
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Nearly 50% of drinking water sources and over 80% of household water samples** are contaminated with E. coli.**
Antenatal Care & Birth Registration
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At least one antenatal care (ANC) visit increased from 58% to 76%.
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However, recommended four ANC visits remain low at 43%.
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Only 59% of children under 5 have birth registration.
Comments from Officials and Experts
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UNICEF Representative Rana Flowers stated:
“The progress in reducing child marriage and child mortality shows that improvement is possible. But lead contamination, child labour, and school dropout rates continue to threaten millions of children.”
Former Adviser to the Caretaker Government Hossain Zillur Rahman emphasized the need for higher-quality surveys and easy access to open data for policy use.
Experts from the World Bank, WaterAid, BIGD, and icddr,b stressed the importance of safe water supply, reducing overuse of C-sections, and addressing widening inequalities between urban and rural populations.
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