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Table 2 Estimation of human bodymass of the Vietnamese population from population pyramid, adult bodyweight and age-gender specific bodyweights

From: An estimation of total antimicrobial usage in humans and animals in Vietnam

Age (years)

Total population

Average weight (US) (kg)

Average weight (Vietnam)a (kg)

Estimated bodymass (kg)

Males

Females

Total

Males

Females

Males

Females

Males

Females

Total

> 18

32,448,992

32,448,992

64,897,984

  

58.4

50.8

1,895,021,133

1,648,408,794

3,543,429,926

15 to 18

3,582,536

3,390,322

6,972,858

64.4

54.4

41.4

35.4

148,234,592

120,066,219

268,300,812

10 to 14

3,406,698

3,207,976

6,614,674

39.9

41.5

25.6

27.0

87,333,258

86,668,284

174,001,542

5 to 9

3,774,596

3,446,644

7,221,240

22.9

22.4

14.7

14.6

55,536,575

50,260,341

105,796,916

0 to 4

4,078,564

3,662,281

7,740,845

12.5

12.0

8.0

7.8

32,755,967

28,609,739

61,365,706

   

93,447,601

    

2,218,881,525

1,934,013,377

4,152,894,902

  1. aEstimated from US data after applying a correction factor 0.642 (males) and 0.651 (females)