Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 was 66.0% in 2014. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2014)
66.0%
Change on year
up 33.9%
World rank
8th
of 42 countries
All-time high
66.0%
in 2014
All-time low
9.3%
in 2000
Years of data
6
1997–2014

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in Viet Nam, 1997–2014

02040601997200520141997: 9.4 lowest2000: 9.3 lowest2002: 29.2 lowest2006: 35.3 lowest2011: 49.3 lowest2014: 66 lowest

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in Viet Nam is 66.0%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.9% on the previous year and up 126.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in Viet Nam peaked at 66.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2000.

Viet Nam ranks 8th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 (lowest) in Viet Nam, 1997 to 2014.
Year lowest Change
1997 9.4%
2000 9.3% -1.1%
2002 29.2% +214.0%
2006 35.3% +20.9%
2011 49.3% +39.7%
2014 66.0% +33.9%

Viet Nam compared with similar countries

  • Viet Nam's 66.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.1%, 93% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.4% 9.4% 9.4% 1
2000s 24.6% 9.3% 35.3% 3
2010s 57.6% 49.3% 66.0% 2

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 5 Egypt 80.1% compare
  2. 6 Mongolia 76.4% compare
  3. 7 Dominican Republic 76.2% compare
  4. 9 Türkiye 64.4% compare
  5. 10 India 42.3% compare
  6. 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.3% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in Viet Nam?
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in Viet Nam was 66.0% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2000.
How does Viet Nam rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1?
Viet Nam ranks 8th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 261 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.