Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Laos
Laos: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) was 64.4% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Births attended by skilled health staff in Laos, 2000–2017
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Laos recorded 64.4% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 240.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Laos peaked at 64.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2005.
That places Laos 152nd out of 169 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | -24.7% |
| 2006 | 18.9% | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +95.8% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +60.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 64.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 77% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 64.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 66% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 19.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 37.0% | 64.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Laos?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Laos was 64.4% in 2017, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Laos ranks 152nd out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.