Table 4

Major districts of origin of the slum dwellers by city (percentage of slum dwellers in respective city)

Dhaka (%)

Chittagong (%)

Khulna (%)

Rajshahi (%)

Sylhet (%)

Barisal (%)

All cities (%)

Barisal, 22.7

Faridpur, 9.2

Comilla, 9.1

Mymensingh, 7.3

Rangpur, 4.6

Chittagong, 19.6

Comilla, 19.0

Noakhali, 14.9

Barisal, 35.9

Bagerhat, 17.9

Faridpur, 16.9

Rajshahi, 70.3

Mymensingh, 15.6

Sunamganj, 13.8

Comilla, 10.7

Rangpur, 9.5

Hobiganj, 9.5

Barisal, 65.3

Barisal, 19.4

Comilla, 11.0

Faridpur, 6.6

Noakhali, 6.2

Mymensingh, 5.5

Chittagong, 5.3

Total 52.9

53.5

70.7

70.3

59.1

65.3

54.0

Angeles et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2009 8:32   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-8-32