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Data Provider: Welsh Government Annual breastfeeding status at birth, live births to Welsh residents
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YearCalendar year [Filtered]
Area Code[Filter]
Measure1
StatusBreastfeeding, Not breastfeeding, Not stated [Filter]
[Collapse]AreaLocal authority area, Local Health Board, and Wales [Filtered]
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Area 2
Click here to sortBreastfeedingClick here to sortNot breastfeedingClick here to sortBreastfeeding not statedClick here to sortTotal
[Collapse]Wales16,9689,0371,45227,457
Wales[Collapse]Betsi Cadwaladr University3,5541,9821975,733
Betsi Cadwaladr UniversityIsle of Anglesey29417415483
Gwynedd697268351,000
Conwy5822784864
Denbighshire5073085820
Flintshire7624461241,332
Wrexham712508141,234
[Collapse]Powys TeachingPowys543138252933
[Collapse]Hywel Dda University2,125881243,030
Hywel Dda UniversityCeredigion4001012503
Pembrokeshire63230610948
Carmarthenshire1,093474121,579
[Collapse]Swansea Bay2,0981,0321973,327
Swansea BaySwansea1,4035811202,104
Neath Port Talbot695451771,223
[Collapse]Cardiff & Vale University3,1991,2961824,677
Cardiff & Vale UniversityVale of Glamorgan782329401,151
Cardiff2,4179671423,526
[Collapse]Cwm Taf Morgannwg2,2501,667463,963
Cwm Taf MorgannwgBridgend829444181,291
Rhondda Cynon Taf1,158920272,105
Merthyr Tydfil2633031567
[Collapse]Aneurin Bevan University3,1552,0325125,699
Aneurin Bevan UniversityCaerphilly7626281851,575
Blaenau Gwent28730571663
Torfaen49137367931
Monmouthshire50912890727
Newport1,106598991,803
[Collapse]Not statedNot stated4494295

Metadata

Title

Annual breastfeeding status at birth, live births to Welsh residents

Last update

July 2024 July 2024

Next update

July 2025 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

Child health; births; breastfeeding

General description

The National Community Child Health Database consists of anonymised records for all children born, resident or treated in Wales and born after 1987. The database combines data from local Community Child Health System databases which are held by local health boards.

Data collection and calculation

Source: National Community Child Health Database (NCCHD)

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2004-2023

Users, uses and context

Please refer to statistical publication, see link in Weblinks.

Statistical quality

Please refer to statistical publication, see link in Weblinks.