Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) was 98.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Vietnam, 1997–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 98.4% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Vietnam peaked at 98.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1997.
Vietnam ranks 1st of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 67.4% | — |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +9.6% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 98.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.4% | 67.4% | 67.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 76.1% | 93.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 89.8% | 98.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Vietnam?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Vietnam was 98.4% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1997.
- How does Vietnam rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Vietnam ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest). 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.