Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 was 89.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Viet Nam, 1997–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 89.3% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Viet Nam peaked at 89.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1997.
Viet Nam ranks 7th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.6% | — |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +72.6% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +45.6% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | +3.2% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 89.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.8%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 25.9% | 65.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 86.5% | 89.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 4 Kazakhstan 89.8% compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 89.7% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 89.6% compare
- 8 Türkiye 84.3% compare
- 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 80.2% compare
- 10 Mongolia 80.1% compare
More health data for Viet Nam
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Viet Nam?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Viet Nam was 89.3% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1997.
- How does Viet Nam rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- Viet Nam ranks 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. 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 (doctor) (% of births): Q3. 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.