Health in Sekong, Laos: official figures
63.2% of women in Sekong 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 lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Sekong?
51.3% of women in Sekong who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 3rd 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 Sekong?
48.3% of the latest births in Sekong in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 3rd 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 Sekong?
4.6% of the latest births in Sekong in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, joint 8th 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 Sekong?
49.9% of children under 5 in Sekong were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 2nd 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 Sekong?
34.8% of children under 5 in Sekong were underweight for their age in 2017, the highest 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 Sekong?
8.0% of children under 5 in Sekong were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, 9th 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 Sekong?
In Sekong there were 97 births per 1,000 girls and women aged 15-19 a year in the three years before the 2017 survey (the adolescent birth rate), 9th 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 Sekong?
The total fertility rate in Sekong was 3.4 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, 3rd 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 Sekong?
12.9% of women aged 15-49 in Sekong were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, joint 7th 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 Sekong?
36.6% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Sekong were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 2nd 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 Sekong?
25.5% of women aged 15-49 in Sekong who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 4th 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 Sekong?
26.3% of children aged 6-59 months in Sekong who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 2nd 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 Sekong compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Sekong ranks 16 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Khammouane | 58.0% |
| 13 | Houaphan | 55.8% |
| 14 | Salavan | 54.0% |
| 15 | Champasak | 51.8% |
| 16 | Sekong | 51.3% |
| 17 | Attapeu | 40.9% |
| 18 | Phongsaly | 38.3% |
Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated (2017)
Sekong ranks 10 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Houaphan | 56.0% |
| 8 | Champasak | 50.6% |
| 9 | Salavan | 48.9% |
| 10 | Sekong | 47.7% |
| 11 | Luang Namtha | 37.5% |
| 12 | Bokeo | 36.2% |
| 13 | Luang Prabang | 34.5% |
Stunted children under 5 (2017)
Sekong ranks 2 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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