Health in Champasak, Laos: official figures
81.3% of women in Champasak who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey saw a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse at least once during that pregnancy, 7th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Champasak?
51.8% of women in Champasak who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 4th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 64.5%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many births are attended by skilled health staff in Champasak?
52.6% of the latest births in Champasak in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 5th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 64.4%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyWhat is the caesarean section rate in Champasak?
5.4% of the latest births in Champasak in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, joint 7th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 5.8%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyWhat is the child stunting rate in Champasak?
24.6% of children under 5 in Champasak were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 2nd lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 33.0%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many children are underweight in Champasak?
21.3% of children under 5 in Champasak were underweight for their age in 2017, 9th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 21.1%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyWhat is the child wasting rate in Champasak?
9.0% of children under 5 in Champasak were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, 7th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 9.0%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyWhat is the adolescent birth rate in Champasak?
In Champasak there were 53 births per 1,000 girls and women aged 15-19 a year in the three years before the 2017 survey (the adolescent birth rate), 2nd lowest of 18 provinces. The national rate is 83.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyWhat is the fertility rate in Champasak?
The total fertility rate in Champasak was 2.9 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, joint 6th highest of 18 provinces. The national rate is 2.7.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many people have health insurance in Champasak?
8.1% of women aged 15-49 in Champasak were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, 3rd lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 15.4%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow many women use modern contraception in Champasak?
41.9% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Champasak were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 4th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 49.0%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow common is anaemia among women in Champasak?
46.5% of women aged 15-49 in Champasak who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 6th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 39.8%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow common is anaemia among children in Champasak?
47.4% of children aged 6-59 months in Champasak who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 7th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 44.1%.
Source: Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports · saved copyHow Champasak compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Champasak ranks 15 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Khammouane | 58.0% |
| 13 | Houaphan | 55.8% |
| 14 | Salavan | 54.0% |
| 15 | Champasak | 51.8% |
| 16 | Sekong | 51.3% |
| 17 | Attapeu | 40.9% |
| 18 | Phongsaly | 38.3% |
Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated (2017)
Champasak ranks 8 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Vientiane Capital | 60.7% |
| 6 | Xiengkhuang | 59.9% |
| 7 | Houaphan | 56.0% |
| 8 | Champasak | 50.6% |
| 9 | Salavan | 48.9% |
| 10 | Sekong | 47.7% |
| 11 | Luang Namtha | 37.5% |
Stunted children under 5 (2017)
Champasak ranks 17 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Stunted children under 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bolikhamxay | 29.9% |
| 13 | Khammouane | 29.7% |
| 14 | Attapeu | 29.6% |
| 15 | Savannakhet | 28.4% |
| 16 | Xayaboury | 25.1% |
| 17 | Champasak | 24.6% |
| 18 | Vientiane Capital | 13.8% |
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Sources
- Lao Statistics Bureau, with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Sports: Lao Social Indicator Survey II 2017 (MICS/DHS), Survey Findings Report: provincial tables, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e06617c29d2b…)
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