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.
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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)
148 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months)
Countries
148
Median
40.3%
Mean
41.8%
25th pctl
27.5%
75th pctl
57.7%
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Compare trends
Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months)
PeruSenegalBurkina Faso
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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 | |
| BhutanBTN | 53.16% | 2015 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 53.1% | 2011 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 51.24% | 2016 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 50.67% | 2017 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 50.62% | 2018 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 49.46% | 2017 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 48.32% | 2013 | |
| PakistanPAK | 47.84% | 2019 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 46.73% | 2014 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 45.56% | 2018 | |
| South SudanSSD | 44.54% | 2010 | — |
| ArmeniaARM | 44.49% | 2016 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 44.38% | 2017 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 43.12% | 2017 | |
| GhanaGHA | 42.9% | 2018 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 41.9% | 2019 | |
| BeninBEN | 41.4% | 2018 | |
| BrazilBRA | 41% | 2008 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 41% | 2014 | |
| SenegalSEN | 40.82% | 2019 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 40.7% | 2019 | |
| CubaCUB | 40.65% | 2019 | |
| MaliMLI | 40.46% | 2019 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 40.3% | 2018 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 40.3% | 2016 | |
| HaitiHTI | 39.88% | 2017 | |
| FijiFJI | 39.8% | 2004 | |
| EcuadorECU | 39.6% | 2004 | |
| TongaTON | 39.57% | 2019 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 39.54% | 2014 | |
| CameroonCMR | 39.41% | 2019 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 39% | 1998 | — |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 38.9% | 2020 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 37.77% | 2015 | |
| AngolaAGO | 37.38% | 2016 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 36.67% | 2016 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 36.54% | 2018 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 36.37% | 2012 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 36.15% | 2019 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 35.8% | 2017 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 35% | 2018 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 34.7% | 2007 | — |
| Isle of ManIMN | 34.17% | 2010 | — |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 34% | 1995 | — |
| BahrainBHR | 33.8% | 1995 | — |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 33.7% | 2019 | |
| GuineaGIN | 33.43% | 2018 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 33.16% | 2016 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 32.86% | 2015 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 31.7% | 2012 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 31.61% | 2016 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 31% | 1996 | — |
| HondurasHND | 30.75% | 2012 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 30.6% | 2006 | — |
| BotswanaBWA | 29.99% | 2017 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 29.59% | 2016 | |
| QatarQAT | 29.33% | 2012 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 28.68% | 2018 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 28.63% | 2019 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 28.5% | 2019 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 27.52% | 2019 | |
| MexicoMEX | 27.14% | 2019 | |
| LebanonLBN | 26.6% | 2000 | — |
| IraqIRQ | 25.82% | 2018 | |
| United StatesUSA | 25.8% | 2018 | |
| JordanJOR | 25.4% | 2018 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 25.29% | 2018 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 24% | 2014 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 23.78% | 2011 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 23.63% | 2019 | |
| OmanOMN | 23.2% | 2017 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 23.13% | 2016 | |
| BelarusBLR | 21.7% | 2019 | |
| NigerNER | 21.61% | 2019 | |
| PanamaPAN | 21.46% | 2013 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 21.46% | 2011 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 21.1% | 2014 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 21% | 2002 | |
| ChinaCHN | 20.8% | 2013 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 20.33% | 2000 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 19.73% | 2012 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 19.7% | 2012 | — |
| MontenegroMNE | 19.52% | 2019 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 18.19% | 2012 | |
| ChadTCD | 16.2% | 2019 | |
| RomaniaROU | 15.8% | 2004 | — |
| ThailandTHA | 14% | 2019 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 13.55% | 2018 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 12.4% | 2012 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 12.1% | 2013 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 11.9% | 1996 | — |
| ComorosCOM | 11.43% | 2012 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 9.7% | 2013 | |
| SurinameSUR | 8.92% | 2018 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 7.1% | 1998 | — |
| GabonGAB | 5.08% | 2012 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 4.56% | 2014 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 3.5% | 2012 | — |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)