Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months)
Child WelfareWB WDIwb_wdi:SH.STA.BFED.ZS•Percent of children under 6 months•1986 → 2020•148 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Child WelfareWB WDI
Coverage
148
Frequency
—
Range
1986 \u2192 2020
Latest
2020
Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2020)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 21.1%
21.1% – 29.59%
29.59% – 37.38%
37.38% – 43.12%
43.12% – 54.9%
54.9% – 62.6%
> 62.6%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months)
Countries
50
Median
59.8%
Mean
63.1%
25th pctl
57.5%
75th pctl
65.5%
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Compare trends
Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months)
PeruBurkina FasoBangladesh
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| CroatiaHRV | 98.13% | 2008 | |
| ChileCHL | 84.5% | 2006 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 80.93% | 2016 | |
| RwandaRWA | 80.9% | 2020 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 76.2% | 2015 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 72.6% | 2013 | |
| BurundiBDI | 71.9% | 2019 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 71.4% | 2017 | |
| SamoaWSM | 70.3% | 2014 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 69.9% | 2018 | |
| EritreaERI | 68.7% | 2010 | |
| NauruNRU | 67.2% | 2007 | — |
| UgandaUGA | 65.46% | 2016 | |
| PeruPER | 65.34% | 2019 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 65.21% | 2014 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 64.97% | 2020 | |
| TogoTGO | 64.33% | 2017 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 63.82% | 2014 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 63.59% | 2019 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 63.06% | 2019 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 63.03% | 2017 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 62.6% | 2019 | |
| NepalNPL | 62.14% | 2019 | |
| KenyaKEN | 61.39% | 2014 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 60% | 1999 | — |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 59.68% | 2018 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 59.6% | 2005 | |
| MalawiMWI | 59.44% | 2016 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 59.35% | 2019 | |
| LesothoLSO | 59.01% | 2018 | |
| PalauPLW | 59% | 1995 | — |
| EthiopiaETH | 58.81% | 2019 | |
| IndiaIND | 58% | 2018 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 58% | 2020 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 57.89% | 2019 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 57.8% | 2018 | |
| UruguayURY | 57.73% | 2018 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 57.5% | 2018 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 56.48% | 2019 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 55.66% | 2016 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 55.6% | 1998 | — |
| LiberiaLBR | 55.23% | 2020 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 54.9% | 2018 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 54.8% | 2009 | |
| SudanSDN | 54.6% | 2014 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 54% | 2011 | — |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 53.99% | 2019 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 53.63% | 2020 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 53.61% | 2018 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 53.24% | 2015 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)