Health in Xayaboury, Laos: official figures
94.4% of women in Xayaboury 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, 2nd highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Xayaboury?
76.1% of women in Xayaboury who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 3rd 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 Xayaboury?
81.5% of the latest births in Xayaboury in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 2nd 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 Xayaboury?
5.4% of the latest births in Xayaboury in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, joint 7th 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 Xayaboury?
25.1% of children under 5 in Xayaboury were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 3rd 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 Xayaboury?
18.5% of children under 5 in Xayaboury were underweight for their age in 2017, 3rd 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 Xayaboury?
19.1% of children under 5 in Xayaboury were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, the 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 Xayaboury?
In Xayaboury there were 88 births per 1,000 girls and women aged 15-19 a year in the three years before the 2017 survey (the adolescent birth rate), 7th 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 Xayaboury?
The total fertility rate in Xayaboury was 2.1 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, 2nd 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 Xayaboury?
13.4% of women aged 15-49 in Xayaboury were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, 9th 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 Xayaboury?
72.9% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Xayaboury were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, the 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 Xayaboury?
18.4% of women aged 15-49 in Xayaboury who were tested had anaemia in 2017, the 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 Xayaboury?
33.2% of children aged 6-59 months in Xayaboury who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 6th 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 Xayaboury compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Xayaboury ranks 3 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)
Xayaboury ranks 3 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)
Xayaboury ranks 16 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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