Health in Oudomxay, Laos: official figures
78.2% of women in Oudomxay 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, 9th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Oudomxay?
58.7% of women in Oudomxay who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 8th 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 Oudomxay?
56.1% of the latest births in Oudomxay in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 7th 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 Oudomxay?
4.6% of the latest births in Oudomxay in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, joint 8th 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 Oudomxay?
42.7% of children under 5 in Oudomxay were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 6th 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 Oudomxay?
24.2% of children under 5 in Oudomxay were underweight for their age in 2017, 7th 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 Oudomxay?
6.2% of children under 5 in Oudomxay were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, 7th 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 Oudomxay?
In Oudomxay there were 105 births per 1,000 girls and women aged 15-19 a year in the three years before the 2017 survey (the adolescent birth rate), joint 5th 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 Oudomxay?
The total fertility rate in Oudomxay was 3.1 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, 5th 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 Oudomxay?
16.8% of women aged 15-49 in Oudomxay were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, 5th highest 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 Oudomxay?
48.9% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Oudomxay were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 9th 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 Oudomxay?
25.4% of women aged 15-49 in Oudomxay who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 3rd 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 Oudomxay?
32.7% of children aged 6-59 months in Oudomxay who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 5th 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 Oudomxay compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Oudomxay ranks 11 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Xaysomboun | 66.7% |
| 9 | Vientiane | 65.1% |
| 10 | Savannakhet | 60.4% |
| 11 | Oudomxay | 58.7% |
| 12 | Khammouane | 58.0% |
| 13 | Houaphan | 55.8% |
| 14 | Salavan | 54.0% |
Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated (2017)
Oudomxay ranks 17 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bokeo | 36.2% |
| 13 | Luang Prabang | 34.5% |
| 14 | Savannakhet | 32.7% |
| 15 | Phongsaly | 26.6% |
| 16 | Attapeu | 26.6% |
| 17 | Oudomxay | 23.9% |
| 18 | Xaysomboun | 8.9% |
Stunted children under 5 (2017)
Oudomxay ranks 6 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Stunted children under 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Xiengkhuang | 46.3% |
| 4 | Xaysomboun | 44.0% |
| 5 | Salavan | 42.9% |
| 6 | Oudomxay | 42.7% |
| 7 | Luang Prabang | 41.3% |
| 8 | Houaphan | 40.7% |
| 9 | Bokeo | 34.7% |
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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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