Health in Vientiane Capital, Laos: official figures
94.9% of women in Vientiane Capital 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 highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Vientiane Capital?
96.2% of women in Vientiane Capital who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, the 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 Vientiane Capital?
97.6% of the latest births in Vientiane Capital in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), the 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 Vientiane Capital?
19.0% of the latest births in Vientiane Capital in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, the highest 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 Vientiane Capital?
13.8% of children under 5 in Vientiane Capital were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, the 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 Vientiane Capital?
8.9% of children under 5 in Vientiane Capital were underweight for their age in 2017, the 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 Vientiane Capital?
5.5% of children under 5 in Vientiane Capital were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, 4th 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 Vientiane Capital?
In Vientiane Capital there were 26 births per 1,000 girls and women aged 15-19 a year in the three years before the 2017 survey (the adolescent birth rate), the 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 Vientiane Capital?
The total fertility rate in Vientiane Capital was 2.0 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, the 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 Vientiane Capital?
30.3% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane Capital were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, the 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 Vientiane Capital?
42.2% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Vientiane Capital were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 5th 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 Vientiane Capital?
40.9% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane Capital who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 8th 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 Vientiane Capital?
41.0% of children aged 6-59 months in Vientiane Capital who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 8th 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 Vientiane Capital compares with other capitals
Births in a health facility (2017)
Vientiane Capital ranks 1 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)
Vientiane Capital ranks 5 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Khammouane | 68.4% |
| 3 | Xayaboury | 68.1% |
| 4 | Vientiane | 63.6% |
| 5 | Vientiane Capital | 60.7% |
| 6 | Xiengkhuang | 59.9% |
| 7 | Houaphan | 56.0% |
| 8 | Champasak | 50.6% |
Stunted children under 5 (2017)
Vientiane Capital ranks 18 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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