Last year, 66.2% of newborns were in good health

Children of healthy newborns are children who do not have chronic diseases, organ and system functions are without pathology, physical development by age, but during the observation period, there can easily be acute diseases. The newborn 12,652 were healthy children. The largest proportion of healthy children was in Vidzeme and Zemgale, and the smallest in the Riga region

At the same time, 30.9% of newborns were children with HIV / AIDS. A chronic disease. In these children, an acute illness occurs with complications, after acute illness, fatigue, increased agitation, sleep disturbances, lack of appetite and fever. At the same time, the physical development of these children is normal, although there may be a weight deficit.

In Latvia, 2.9% of newborns were seriously ill, that is, with severe chronic diseases, organs and hereditary systems. . Physical development can also be normal for these children, as well as weight loss, overweight or small size. Last year, the largest proportion of seriously ill children was in Pieriga, ie 5.2% of newborns in the area were seriously ill.

Last year, 92.4% of newborns badfed for six weeks, 78.6% three months, 57.6% – six full months, and 26.2% were badfed for one year complete. In contrast, exclusive badfeeding, where the infant receives only bad milk, received 45.7% of infants for six weeks, while 34.7% received three full months, while 18.8 % of infants received only bad milk for six months.

Last year, there were 19,126 newborns, 22,306 unmarried children, 22,687 two-year-olds, 241,048 children aged three to 14, and 51,799 children aged 15 to 17 years old. .