Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) was 87.0% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Vietnam, 1997–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Vietnam is 87.0%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 146.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Vietnam peaked at 87.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1997.
That places Vietnam 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.9% | — |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | +66.5% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +89.5% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +10.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 87.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.3%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 21.2% | 66.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 79.1% | 87.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 90.8% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 89.2% compare
- 4 Jordan 87.3% compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 85.6% compare
- 7 Egypt 82.1% compare
- 8 Mongolia 77.0% compare
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- 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 (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Vietnam?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Vietnam was 87.0% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1997.
- How does Vietnam rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Vietnam ranks 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2. 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.