Health in Savannakhet, Laos: official figures
70.8% of women in Savannakhet 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, 5th lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Savannakhet?
60.4% of women in Savannakhet who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 9th 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 Savannakhet?
60.4% of the latest births in Savannakhet in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 9th 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 Savannakhet?
1.5% of the latest births in Savannakhet in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, 2nd 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 Savannakhet?
28.4% of children under 5 in Savannakhet were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 4th 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 Savannakhet?
20.2% of children under 5 in Savannakhet were underweight for their age in 2017, 7th 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 Savannakhet?
10.4% of children under 5 in Savannakhet were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, 5th 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 Savannakhet?
In Savannakhet there were 69 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 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 Savannakhet?
The total fertility rate in Savannakhet was 2.7 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, 5th 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 Savannakhet?
17.3% of women aged 15-49 in Savannakhet were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, 3rd 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 Savannakhet?
45.4% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Savannakhet were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 6th 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 Savannakhet?
48.2% of women aged 15-49 in Savannakhet who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 5th 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 Savannakhet?
48.5% of children aged 6-59 months in Savannakhet who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 6th 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 Savannakhet compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Savannakhet ranks 10 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 67.1% |
| 8 | Xaysomboun | 66.7% |
| 9 | Vientiane | 65.1% |
| 10 | Savannakhet | 60.4% |
| 11 | Oudomxay | 58.7% |
| 12 | Khammouane | 58.0% |
| 13 | Houaphan | 55.8% |
Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated (2017)
Savannakhet ranks 14 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Luang Namtha | 37.5% |
| 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% |
Stunted children under 5 (2017)
Savannakhet ranks 15 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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