Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 was 73.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Viet Nam, 1997–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 73.4% for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Viet Nam peaked at 73.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 16th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.0% | — |
| 2000 | 43.0% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +36.2% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +2.1% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 73.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.4%, 81% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 43.0% | 58.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 72.7% | 71.9% | 73.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Viet Nam?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Viet Nam was 73.4% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1?
- Viet Nam ranks 16th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Assistance during delivery (Assisted births): Percentage of live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey attended by any skilled personnel and by a doctor. The DHS surveys refer births in the three years preceding the survey, the MICS2 surveys refer births in the one year preceding the survey, and the MICS3 surveys refer births in the two years preceding the survey.