Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Vietnam
Vietnam: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 was 99.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Vietnam, 1997–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Vietnam is 99.0%, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Vietnam peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2000.
That places Vietnam 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 93.6% | — |
| 2000 | 89.9% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 99.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 100% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 89.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 4 Turkey 99.9% compare
- 5 Peru 99.3% compare
- 6 Colombia 99.2% compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 98.4% compare
- 9 Philippines 98.4% compare
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Vietnam?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Vietnam was 99.0% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4?
- Vietnam ranks 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4. 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.