Births attended by skilled health personnel in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 98.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
98.0%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
93rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2022
All-time low
59.0%
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2022
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Viet Nam, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 98.0% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Viet Nam peaked at 98.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2000.
That places Viet Nam 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.0% | — |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +44.1% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +2.0% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 98.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 98.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.7%, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.0% | 59.0% | 85.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.1% | 98.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
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 births attended by skilled health personnel in Viet Nam?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Viet Nam was 98.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Viet Nam ranks 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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