Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 24.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
24.0%
World rank
56th
of 61 countries
All-time high
24.0%
in 2014
All-time low
15.5%
in 2002
Years of data
6
1997–2014
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Viet Nam, 1997–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Viet Nam is 24.0%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Viet Nam peaked at 24.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2002.
Viet Nam ranks 56th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.7% | — |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +41.2% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 24.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.7%, 59% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 24.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.9%, 44% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.5% | 22.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.0% | 24.0% | 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 infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Viet Nam?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Viet Nam was 24.0% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2002.
- How does Viet Nam rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- Viet Nam ranks 56th out of 61 countries with data for 2014.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. 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 Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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