Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 50.3 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 50.3 %. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 50.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.8 %, in 2000.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8 % | — |
| 2006 | 26.7 % | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 39.7 % | +48.7% |
| 2017 | 44.4 % | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 50.3 % | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.75 % | 18.8 % | 26.7 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.05 % | 39.7 % | 44.4 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.3 % | 50.3 % | 50.3 % | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 50.3 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 % in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th out of 6 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.