Births attended by skilled health staff in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Births attended by skilled health staff was 64.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2017
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, births attended by skilled health staff in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 213.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 64.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2006.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 28th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +105.2% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +52.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 20.6% | 26.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 42.2% | 64.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 64.4% in 2017, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2006.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of most recent births in last 2 years attended by any skilled health personnel (women age 18-49 at the time of the survey). Definition of skilled varies by country and survey but always includes doctor, nurse, midwife and auxiliary midwife).