Health in Xaysomboun, Laos: official figures
81.4% of women in Xaysomboun 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, 6th highest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Xaysomboun?
66.7% of women in Xaysomboun who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 8th 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 Xaysomboun?
69.0% of the latest births in Xaysomboun in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 6th 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 Xaysomboun?
4.5% of the latest births in Xaysomboun in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, 7th 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 Xaysomboun?
44.0% of children under 5 in Xaysomboun were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 4th 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 Xaysomboun?
21.1% of children under 5 in Xaysomboun were underweight for their age in 2017, 8th 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 Xaysomboun?
5.8% of children under 5 in Xaysomboun were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, 6th 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 Xaysomboun?
In Xaysomboun there were 138 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 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 Xaysomboun?
The total fertility rate in Xaysomboun was 3.8 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, the 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 Xaysomboun?
15.6% of women aged 15-49 in Xaysomboun were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, 6th 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 Xaysomboun?
31.2% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Xaysomboun were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, the 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 Xaysomboun?
35.0% of women aged 15-49 in Xaysomboun who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 7th 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 Xaysomboun?
31.2% of children aged 6-59 months in Xaysomboun who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 4th 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 Xaysomboun compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Xaysomboun ranks 8 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bokeo | 69.2% |
| 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% |
Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated (2017)
Xaysomboun ranks 18 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)
Xaysomboun ranks 4 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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