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Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months) — series 2
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
41.2% of children under 6 months
Median: 39.8% of children under 6 months
Countries Covered
148
with available data
Highest
Croatia
98.1% of children under 6 months
Lowest
Saint Lucia
3.5% of children under 6 months
Top 5 Countries
1Croatia98.1% of children under 6 months
2Chile84.5% of children under 6 months
3Sri Lanka80.9% of children under 6 months
4Rwanda80.9% of children under 6 months
5Solomon Islands76.2% of children under 6 months
By Region
South America51.0% of children under 6 months(7 countries)
Other41.7% of children under 6 months(104 countries)
Africa40.4% of children under 6 months(9 countries)
Europe39.3% of children under 6 months(4 countries)
Asia37.4% of children under 6 months(21 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.5% of children under 6 months)High (98.1% of children under 6 months)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 41.2% of children under 6 months)
South America (7)
Other (104)
Africa (9)
Europe (4)
Asia (21)
North America (3)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 98.1% of children under 6 months |
| 2 | Chile | 84.5% of children under 6 months |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 80.9% of children under 6 months |
| 4 | Rwanda | 80.9% of children under 6 months |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 76.2% of children under 6 months |
| 6 | Vanuatu | 72.6% of children under 6 months |
| 7 | Burundi | 71.9% of children under 6 months |
| 8 | North Korea | 71.4% of children under 6 months |
| 9 | Samoa | 70.3% of children under 6 months |
| 10 | Zambia | 69.9% of children under 6 months |
| 11 | Eritrea | 68.7% of children under 6 months |
| 12 | Nauru | 67.2% of children under 6 months |
| 13 | Uganda | 65.5% of children under 6 months |
| 14 | Peru | 65.3% of children under 6 months |
| 15 | Cambodia | 65.2% of children under 6 months |
| 16 | Timor-Leste | 65.0% of children under 6 months |
| 17 | Togo | 64.3% of children under 6 months |
| 18 | Eswatini | 63.8% of children under 6 months |
| 19 | Kiribati | 63.6% of children under 6 months |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.1% of children under 6 months |
| 21 | Maldives | 63.0% of children under 6 months |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 62.6% of children under 6 months |
| 23 | Nepal | 62.1% of children under 6 months |
| 24 | Kenya | 61.4% of children under 6 months |
| 25 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 60.0% of children under 6 months |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 59.7% of children under 6 months |
| 27 | Cape Verde | 59.6% of children under 6 months |
| 28 | Malawi | 59.4% of children under 6 months |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.3% of children under 6 months |
| 30 | Lesotho | 59.0% of children under 6 months |
| 31 | Palau | 59.0% of children under 6 months |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 58.8% of children under 6 months |
| 33 | India | 58.0% of children under 6 months |
| 34 | Mongolia | 58.0% of children under 6 months |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 57.9% of children under 6 months |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 57.8% of children under 6 months |
| 37 | Uruguay | 57.7% of children under 6 months |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 57.5% of children under 6 months |
| 39 | Turkmenistan | 56.5% of children under 6 months |
| 40 | Bolivia | 55.7% of children under 6 months |
| 41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.6% of children under 6 months |
| 42 | Liberia | 55.2% of children under 6 months |
| 43 | Philippines | 54.9% of children under 6 months |
| 44 | Sudan | 54.6% of children under 6 months |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 54.0% of children under 6 months |
| 46 | Republic of The Gambia | 53.6% of children under 6 months |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 53.6% of children under 6 months |
| 48 | Guatemala | 53.2% of children under 6 months |
| 49 | Bhutan | 53.2% of children under 6 months |
| 50 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 53.1% of children under 6 months |
| 51 | Myanmar | 51.2% of children under 6 months |
| 52 | Indonesia | 50.7% of children under 6 months |
| 53 | Madagascar | 50.6% of children under 6 months |
| 54 | Uzbekistan | 49.5% of children under 6 months |
| 55 | Namibia | 48.3% of children under 6 months |
| 56 | Pakistan | 47.8% of children under 6 months |
| 57 | El Salvador | 46.7% of children under 6 months |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.6% of children under 6 months |
| 59 | South Sudan | 44.5% of children under 6 months |
| 60 | Armenia | 44.5% of children under 6 months |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 44.4% of children under 6 months |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | 43.1% of children under 6 months |
| 63 | Ghana | 42.9% of children under 6 months |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 41.9% of children under 6 months |
| 65 | Benin | 41.4% of children under 6 months |
| 66 | Mozambique | 41.0% of children under 6 months |
| 67 | Brazil | 41.0% of children under 6 months |
| 68 | Senegal | 40.8% of children under 6 months |
| 69 | Türkiye | 40.7% of children under 6 months |
| 70 | Cuba | 40.6% of children under 6 months |
| 71 | Mali | 40.5% of children under 6 months |
| 72 | Malaysia | 40.3% of children under 6 months |
| 73 | Mauritania | 40.3% of children under 6 months |
| 74 | Haiti | 39.9% of children under 6 months |
| 75 | Fiji | 39.8% of children under 6 months |
| 76 | Ecuador | 39.6% of children under 6 months |
| 77 | Tonga | 39.6% of children under 6 months |
| 78 | Egypt | 39.5% of children under 6 months |
| 79 | Cameroon | 39.4% of children under 6 months |
| 80 | Grenada | 39.0% of children under 6 months |
| 81 | State of Palestine | 38.9% of children under 6 months |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 37.8% of children under 6 months |
| 83 | Angola | 37.4% of children under 6 months |
| 84 | Colombia | 36.7% of children under 6 months |
| 85 | Albania | 36.5% of children under 6 months |
| 86 | Moldova, Republic of | 36.4% of children under 6 months |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 36.2% of children under 6 months |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 35.8% of children under 6 months |
| 89 | Morocco | 35.0% of children under 6 months |
| 90 | Tuvalu | 34.7% of children under 6 months |
| 91 | Isle of Man | 34.2% of children under 6 months |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 34.0% of children under 6 months |
| 93 | Bahrain | 33.8% of children under 6 months |
| 94 | Somalia | 33.7% of children under 6 months |
| 95 | Guinea | 33.4% of children under 6 months |
| 96 | Belize | 33.2% of children under 6 months |
| 97 | Republic of the Congo | 32.9% of children under 6 months |
| 98 | Argentina | 32.0% of children under 6 months |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 31.7% of children under 6 months |
| 100 | South Africa | 31.6% of children under 6 months |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 31.0% of children under 6 months |
| 102 | Honduras | 30.7% of children under 6 months |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 30.6% of children under 6 months |
| 104 | Botswana | 30.0% of children under 6 months |
| 105 | Paraguay | 29.6% of children under 6 months |
| 106 | Qatar | 29.3% of children under 6 months |
| 107 | Nigeria | 28.7% of children under 6 months |
| 108 | Algeria | 28.6% of children under 6 months |
| 109 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.5% of children under 6 months |
| 110 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 27.5% of children under 6 months |
| 111 | Mexico | 27.1% of children under 6 months |
| 112 | Iraq | 25.8% of children under 6 months |
| 113 | United States of America | 25.8% of children under 6 months |
| 114 | Jordan | 25.4% of children under 6 months |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 25.3% of children under 6 months |
| 116 | Vietnam | 24.0% of children under 6 months |
| 117 | Jamaica | 23.8% of children under 6 months |
| 118 | Serbia | 23.6% of children under 6 months |
| 119 | Oman | 23.2% of children under 6 months |
| 120 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.1% of children under 6 months |
| 121 | Belarus | 21.7% of children under 6 months |
| 122 | Niger | 21.6% of children under 6 months |
| 123 | Panama | 21.5% of children under 6 months |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.5% of children under 6 months |
| 125 | Guyana | 21.1% of children under 6 months |
| 126 | Mauritius | 21.0% of children under 6 months |
| 127 | People's Republic of China | 20.8% of children under 6 months |
| 128 | Georgia | 20.4% of children under 6 months |
| 129 | Ukraine | 19.7% of children under 6 months |
| 130 | Barbados | 19.7% of children under 6 months |
| 131 | Montenegro | 19.5% of children under 6 months |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.2% of children under 6 months |
| 133 | Chad | 16.2% of children under 6 months |
| 134 | Romania | 15.8% of children under 6 months |
| 135 | Lebanon | 14.8% of children under 6 months |
| 136 | Thailand | 14.0% of children under 6 months |
| 137 | Tunisia | 13.5% of children under 6 months |
| 138 | Djibouti | 12.4% of children under 6 months |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 12.1% of children under 6 months |
| 140 | Kuwait | 11.9% of children under 6 months |
| 141 | Comoros | 11.4% of children under 6 months |
| 142 | Yemen | 9.7% of children under 6 months |
| 143 | Suriname | 8.9% of children under 6 months |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.4% of children under 6 months |
| 145 | Venezuela | 7.1% of children under 6 months |
| 146 | Gabon | 5.1% of children under 6 months |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | 4.6% of children under 6 months |
| 148 | Saint Lucia | 3.5% of children under 6 months |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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