Health in Luang Namtha, Laos: official figures
88.3% of women in Luang Namtha 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, 4th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Luang Namtha?
71.6% of women in Luang Namtha who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 4th highest 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 Luang Namtha?
74.3% of the latest births in Luang Namtha in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 4th highest 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 Luang Namtha?
3.4% of the latest births in Luang Namtha in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, 5th 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 Luang Namtha?
34.1% of children under 5 in Luang Namtha were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 9th 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 Luang Namtha?
19.3% of children under 5 in Luang Namtha were underweight for their age in 2017, 4th 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 Luang Namtha?
3.0% of children under 5 in Luang Namtha were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, the lowest 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 Luang Namtha?
In Luang Namtha there were 121 births per 1,000 girls and women aged 15-19 a year in the three years before the 2017 survey (the adolescent birth rate), 3rd 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 Luang Namtha?
The total fertility rate in Luang Namtha was 2.5 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, 3rd lowest 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 Luang Namtha?
8.6% of women aged 15-49 in Luang Namtha were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, 4th 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 Luang Namtha?
61.5% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Luang Namtha were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 2nd highest 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 Luang Namtha?
37.1% of women aged 15-49 in Luang Namtha who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 9th 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 Luang Namtha?
28.1% of children aged 6-59 months in Luang Namtha who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 3rd 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 Luang Namtha compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Luang Namtha ranks 4 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vientiane Capital | 96.2% |
| 2 | Bolikhamxay | 78.2% |
| 3 | Xayaboury | 76.1% |
| 4 | Luang Namtha | 71.6% |
| 5 | Bokeo | 69.2% |
| 6 | Luang Prabang | 68.8% |
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 67.1% |
Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated (2017)
Luang Namtha ranks 11 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Champasak | 50.6% |
| 9 | Salavan | 48.9% |
| 10 | Sekong | 47.7% |
| 11 | Luang Namtha | 37.5% |
| 12 | Bokeo | 36.2% |
| 13 | Luang Prabang | 34.5% |
| 14 | Savannakhet | 32.7% |
Stunted children under 5 (2017)
Luang Namtha ranks 10 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Stunted children under 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Luang Prabang | 41.3% |
| 8 | Houaphan | 40.7% |
| 9 | Bokeo | 34.7% |
| 10 | Luang Namtha | 34.1% |
| 11 | Vientiane | 33.0% |
| 12 | Bolikhamxay | 29.9% |
| 13 | Khammouane | 29.7% |
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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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