Births attended by skilled health staff in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Births attended by skilled health staff was 96.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Viet Nam, 1997–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 96.1% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Viet Nam peaked at 96.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 2000.
That places Viet Nam 103rd out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 77.1% | — |
| 2000 | 58.8% | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +44.6% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +2.5% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 96.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 96.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 58.8% | 85.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 91.9% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
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 staff in Viet Nam?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Viet Nam was 96.1% in 2021, 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Viet Nam ranks 103rd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.