Health in Vientiane, Laos: official figures
86.8% of women in Vientiane 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 highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Vientiane?
65.1% of women in Vientiane who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 9th 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?
64.4% of the latest births in Vientiane in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 8th 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?
4.8% of the latest births in Vientiane in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, 9th 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?
33.0% of children under 5 in Vientiane were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 8th 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?
20.1% of children under 5 in Vientiane were underweight for their age in 2017, 6th 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?
6.6% of children under 5 in Vientiane were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, 8th 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?
In Vientiane there were 90 births per 1,000 girls and women aged 15-19 a year in the three years before the 2017 survey (the adolescent birth rate), 8th 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?
The total fertility rate in Vientiane was 2.9 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, joint 6th 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 Vientiane?
13.0% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, 9th 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 Vientiane?
51.2% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Vientiane were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 8th 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 Vientiane?
36.2% of women aged 15-49 in Vientiane who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 8th 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 Vientiane?
46.3% of children aged 6-59 months in Vientiane who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 8th 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 Vientiane compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Vientiane ranks 9 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Luang Prabang | 68.8% |
| 7 | Xiengkhuang | 67.1% |
| 8 | Xaysomboun | 66.7% |
| 9 | Vientiane | 65.1% |
| 10 | Savannakhet | 60.4% |
| 11 | Oudomxay | 58.7% |
| 12 | Khammouane | 58.0% |
Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated (2017)
Vientiane ranks 4 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolikhamxay | 74.9% |
| 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% |
Stunted children under 5 (2017)
Vientiane ranks 11 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Stunted children under 5 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 14 | Attapeu | 29.6% |
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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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