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
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in Viet Nam, 1997–2014
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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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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.