Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 was 98.4% in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
98.4%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
7th
of 33 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2013
All-time low
77.0%
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2013

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Viet Nam, 1997–2013

0204060801001997200520131997: 772002: 86.42006: 86.92010: 96.32013: 98.4

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.

Analysis

In 2013, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Viet Nam stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Viet Nam peaked at 98.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1997.

Viet Nam ranks 7th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Viet Nam, 1997 to 2013.
Year Value Change
1997 77.0%
2002 86.4% +12.2%
2006 86.9% +0.5%
2010 96.3% +10.8%
2013 98.4% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.0% 77.0% 77.0% 1
2000s 86.6% 86.4% 86.9% 2
2010s 97.3% 96.3% 98.4% 2

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 4 Dominican Republic 99.5% compare
  2. 5 Colombia 99.4% compare
  3. 6 Peru 98.6% compare
  4. 8 Rwanda 91.7% compare
  5. 9 Namibia 90.2% compare
  6. 10 Malawi 89.7% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Viet Nam?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Viet Nam was 98.4% in 2013, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1997.
How does Viet Nam rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2?
Viet Nam ranks 7th out of 33 countries with data for 2013.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 202 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

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).