Health in Xiengkhuang, Laos: official figures
65.2% of women in Xiengkhuang 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, 3rd lowest of 18 provinces. The national figure is 78.4%.
How many births take place in a health facility in Xiengkhuang?
67.1% of women in Xiengkhuang who gave birth in the two years before the 2017 survey delivered their last baby in a health facility, 7th 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 Xiengkhuang?
62.1% of the latest births in Xiengkhuang in the two years before the 2017 survey were assisted by a skilled attendant (a doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary nurse), 9th 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 Xiengkhuang?
6.0% of the latest births in Xiengkhuang in the two years before the 2017 survey were delivered by caesarean section, 6th 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 Xiengkhuang?
46.3% of children under 5 in Xiengkhuang were stunted (too short for their age, more than 2 standard deviations below the WHO growth standard) in 2017, 3rd 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 Xiengkhuang?
21.4% of children under 5 in Xiengkhuang were underweight for their age in 2017, 9th 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 Xiengkhuang?
5.0% of children under 5 in Xiengkhuang were wasted (too thin for their height) in 2017, 3rd 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 Xiengkhuang?
In Xiengkhuang there were 105 births per 1,000 girls and women aged 15-19 a year in the three years before the 2017 survey (the adolescent birth rate), joint 5th 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 Xiengkhuang?
The total fertility rate in Xiengkhuang was 3.3 children per woman in the three years before the 2017 survey, 4th 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 Xiengkhuang?
13.5% of women aged 15-49 in Xiengkhuang were covered by some form of health insurance in 2017, 8th 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 Xiengkhuang?
38.7% of married women or women in a union aged 15-49 in Xiengkhuang were using a modern method of contraception in 2017, 3rd 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 Xiengkhuang?
33.3% of women aged 15-49 in Xiengkhuang who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 6th 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 Xiengkhuang?
44.7% of children aged 6-59 months in Xiengkhuang who were tested had anaemia in 2017, 9th 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 Xiengkhuang compares with other provinces
Births in a health facility (2017)
Xiengkhuang ranks 7 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Luang Namtha | 71.6% |
| 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% |
Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated (2017)
Xiengkhuang ranks 6 of 18, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children aged 12-23 months fully vaccinated |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 9 | Salavan | 48.9% |
Stunted children under 5 (2017)
Xiengkhuang ranks 3 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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