Health in Houaphan, Laos: official figures
71.2% of women in Houaphan 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, 6th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Houaphan?
55.8% of women in Houaphan who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 6th 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 Houaphan?
48.8% of the latest births in Houaphan in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 4th 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 Houaphan?
2.9% of the latest births in Houaphan in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, 4th lowest 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 Houaphan?
40.7% of children under 5 in Houaphan were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 8th highest 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 Houaphan?
24.9% of children under 5 in Houaphan were underweight for their age in 2017, 6th highest 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 Houaphan?
16.4% of children under 5 in Houaphan were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, 2nd 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 Houaphan?
In Houaphan there were 136 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 highest 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 Houaphan?
The total fertility rate in Houaphan 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 Houaphan?
5.7% of women aged 15-49 in Houaphan were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, the 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 Houaphan?
48.1% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Houaphan were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 8th 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 Houaphan?
25.0% of women aged 15-49 in Houaphan who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 2nd lowest 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 Houaphan?
24.4% of children aged 6-59 months in Houaphan who were tested had anaemia in 2017, the lowest 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 Houaphan compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Houaphan ranks 13 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Savannakhet | 60.4% |
| 11 | Oudomxay | 58.7% |
| 12 | Khammouane | 58.0% |
| 13 | Houaphan | 55.8% |
| 14 | Salavan | 54.0% |
| 15 | Champasak | 51.8% |
| 16 | Sekong | 51.3% |
Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated (2017)
Houaphan ranks 7 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Vientiane | 63.6% |
| 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% |
Stunted children under 5 (2017)
Houaphan ranks 8 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Stunted children under 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Salavan | 42.9% |
| 6 | Oudomxay | 42.7% |
| 7 | Luang Prabang | 41.3% |
| 8 | Houaphan | 40.7% |
| 9 | Bokeo | 34.7% |
| 10 | Luang Namtha | 34.1% |
| 11 | Vientiane | 33.0% |
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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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