What share of babies are fully vaccinated in Son La?

92.1% of children under one year old in Son La were fully immunised in 2024 (preliminary), against 96.3% nationally.

What share of people in Son La have health insurance?

92.7% of the population of Son La was covered by health insurance in 2024 (preliminary), against 94.3% nationally.

Health in Son La, Vietnam: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Son La was 73.4 years in 2024 (preliminary), 16th lowest of 63 provinces and cities; the national figure was 74.7 years.

What is the infant mortality rate in Son La?

14.6 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Son La 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 Son La?

The under-five mortality rate in Son La was 21.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024 (preliminary), against 16.9 nationally.

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How many children are malnourished in Son La?

In 2024 15.2% of children under five in Son La were underweight for their age and 26.0% 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 Son La?

Son La had 3,205 hospital and other patient beds in 2023 (not counting beds in centrally managed hospitals), or 24.4 per 10,000 residents, 12th lowest of 63 provinces and cities.

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How many doctors are there in Son La?

Son La had 1,118 doctors in the public sector in 2022 (the latest year published by province), or 8.6 per 10,000 residents, 27th highest of 63 provinces and cities.

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How Son La compares with other provinces

Life expectancy at birth, 2024 (2024)

Son La ranks 48 of 63, highest first. Preliminary figures

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth, 2024
45	Quang Binh	73.7 years
46	Thua Thien Hue	73.7 years
47	Quang Ngai	73.7 years
48	Son La	73.4 years
49	Hoa Binh	73.3 years
50	Tuyen Quang	73.0 years
51	Lang Son	73.0 years

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

Son La ranks 16 of 63, highest first. Preliminary figures

Rank	Region	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2024
13	Tuyen Quang	15.7
14	Lang Son	15.6
15	Hoa Binh	14.8
16	Son La	14.6
17	Quang Binh	13.8
18	Quang Ngai	13.7
19	Thua Thien Hue	13.6

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

Son La ranks 52 of 63, highest first. Excludes beds in centrally managed hospitals

Rank	Region	Patient beds per 10,000 residents, 2023
49	Bac Lieu	25.5
50	Bac Giang	25.1
51	Hung Yen	24.7
52	Son La	24.4
53	Ha Nam	24.0
54	Long An	23.8
55	Binh Thuan	23.7

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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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