What share of babies are fully vaccinated in Bac Kan?

98.2% of children under one year old in Bac Kan were fully immunised in 2024 (preliminary), against 96.3% nationally.

What share of people in Bac Kan have health insurance?

96.6% of the population of Bac Kan was covered by health insurance in 2024 (preliminary), against 94.3% nationally.

Health in Bac Kan, Vietnam: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Bac Kan was 72.9 years in 2024 (preliminary), 12th lowest of 63 provinces and cities; the national figure was 74.7 years.

What is the infant mortality rate in Bac Kan?

15.9 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Bac Kan died before their first birthday in 2024 (preliminary infant mortality rate), against 11.3 nationally.

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What is the child mortality rate in Bac Kan?

The under-five mortality rate in Bac Kan was 23.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 (preliminary), against 16.9 nationally.

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How many children are malnourished in Bac Kan?

In 2024 14.5% of children under five in Bac Kan were underweight for their age and 22.9% were too short for their age (stunted); nationally the rates were 10.4% and 18.1%.

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How many hospital beds are there in Bac Kan?

Bac Kan had 1,030 hospital and other patient beds in 2023 (not counting beds in centrally managed hospitals), or 31.5 per 10,000 residents, 31st highest of 63 provinces and cities.

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How many doctors are there in Bac Kan?

Bac Kan had 544 doctors in the public sector in 2022 (the latest year published by province), or 16.8 per 10,000 residents, the highest of 63 provinces and cities.

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How Bac Kan compares with other provinces

Life expectancy at birth, 2024 (2024)

Bac Kan ranks 52 of 63, highest first. Preliminary figures

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth, 2024
49	Hoa Binh	73.3 years
50	Tuyen Quang	73.0 years
51	Lang Son	73.0 years
52	Bac Kan	72.9 years
53	Gia Lai	72.5 years
54	Cao Bang	72.2 years
55	Quang Tri	72.0 years

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Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024 (2024)

Bac Kan ranks 12 of 63, highest first. Preliminary figures

Rank	Region	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024
9	Dak Lak	18.2
10	Cao Bang	17.6
11	Gia Lai	16.8
12	Bac Kan	15.9
13	Tuyen Quang	15.7
14	Lang Son	15.6
15	Hoa Binh	14.8

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Patient beds per 10,000 residents, 2023 (2023)

Bac Kan ranks 31 of 63, highest first. Excludes beds in centrally managed hospitals

Rank	Region	Patient beds per 10,000 residents, 2023
28	Cao Bang	32.2
29	Quang Ngai	32.1
30	Quang Tri	32.0
31	Bac Kan	31.5
32	Vinh Long	30.8
33	Dien Bien	30.7
34	Ca Mau	30.2

Source: National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (Ministry of Finance) · saved copy

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Sources

National Statistics Office of Viet Nam (Ministry of Finance): Statistical Yearbook of Viet Nam 2024 (bilingual, provincial tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c6c2d8fa61d7…)

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