Health in Phongsaly, Laos: official figures
53.1% of women in Phongsaly 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, the lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Phongsaly?
38.3% of women in Phongsaly who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, the 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 Phongsaly?
37.3% of the latest births in Phongsaly in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), the 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 Phongsaly?
0.5% of the latest births in Phongsaly in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, the 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 Phongsaly?
54.0% of children under 5 in Phongsaly were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, the 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 Phongsaly?
27.7% of children under 5 in Phongsaly were underweight for their age in 2017, 3rd 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 Phongsaly?
8.9% of children under 5 in Phongsaly were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, joint 8th 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 Phongsaly?
In Phongsaly 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 Phongsaly?
The total fertility rate in Phongsaly was 2.8 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, joint 6th 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 Phongsaly?
10.5% of women aged 15-49 in Phongsaly were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, 5th 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 Phongsaly?
52.8% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Phongsaly were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 5th 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 Phongsaly?
42.1% of women aged 15-49 in Phongsaly who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 7th 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 Phongsaly?
58.3% of children aged 6-59 months in Phongsaly who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 2nd 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 Phongsaly compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Phongsaly ranks 18 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)
Phongsaly ranks 15 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)
Phongsaly ranks 1 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Stunted children under 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phongsaly | 54.0% |
| 2 | Sekong | 49.9% |
| 3 | Xiengkhuang | 46.3% |
| 4 | Xaysomboun | 44.0% |
| 5 | Salavan | 42.9% |
| 6 | Oudomxay | 42.7% |
| 7 | Luang Prabang | 41.3% |
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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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