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Share of infants exclusively breastfed (0–5 months)
Percent of infants aged 0–5 months who are fed only breast milk. UNICEF/WHO modeled estimates enable broad cross-country comparison (latest year).
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Key Insights
Global Average
35.2%
Median: 35.0%
Countries Covered
162
with available data
Highest
Rwanda
86.0%
Lowest
Barbados
1.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Rwanda86.0%
2Burundi74.0%
3Lesotho70.0%
4South Sudan69.0%
5Eritrea68.0%
By Region
South America46.1%(7 countries)
Africa41.9%(9 countries)
Other41.1%(84 countries)
North America34.3%(4 countries)
Asia33.3%(24 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.0%)High (86.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 35.2%)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Other (84)
North America (4)
Asia (24)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Percent of infants aged 0–5 months who are fed only breast milk. UNICEF/WHO modeled estimates enable broad cross-country comparison (latest year). Source: UNICEF/WHO Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates / UNICEF Data (Infant and young child feeding).
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 86.0% |
| 2 | Burundi | 74.0% |
| 3 | Lesotho | 70.0% |
| 4 | South Sudan | 69.0% |
| 5 | Eritrea | 68.0% |
| 6 | Mongolia | 67.0% |
| 7 | Peru | 66.0% |
| 8 | Uganda | 66.0% |
| 9 | Cambodia | 65.0% |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 65.0% |
| 11 | India | 64.0% |
| 12 | Albania | 64.0% |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 63.0% |
| 14 | Togo | 63.0% |
| 15 | Kenya | 61.0% |
| 16 | Malawi | 61.0% |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 61.0% |
| 18 | Zambia | 61.0% |
| 19 | Mozambique | 59.0% |
| 20 | United Republic of Tanzania | 59.0% |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 59.0% |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 58.0% |
| 23 | Bolivia | 58.0% |
| 24 | Ecuador | 57.0% |
| 25 | Nepal | 57.0% |
| 26 | Philippines | 57.0% |
| 27 | Armenia | 57.0% |
| 28 | Chile | 56.0% |
| 29 | New Caledonia | 56.0% |
| 30 | Sudan | 56.0% |
| 31 | Georgia | 55.0% |
| 32 | Guatemala | 55.0% |
| 33 | Republic of The Gambia | 54.0% |
| 34 | Namibia | 54.0% |
| 35 | Ghana | 52.0% |
| 36 | Indonesia | 52.0% |
| 37 | Myanmar | 51.0% |
| 38 | Madagascar | 50.0% |
| 39 | Uruguay | 50.0% |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 49.0% |
| 41 | Guinea | 49.0% |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 49.0% |
| 43 | Pakistan | 48.0% |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 47.0% |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 47.0% |
| 46 | El Salvador | 47.0% |
| 47 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 47.0% |
| 48 | Malaysia | 47.0% |
| 49 | Portugal | 47.0% |
| 50 | Comoros | 45.0% |
| 51 | Fiji | 45.0% |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 45.0% |
| 53 | Vietnam | 45.0% |
| 54 | Samoa | 45.0% |
| 55 | Botswana | 45.0% |
| 56 | Brazil | 45.0% |
| 57 | Honduras | 44.0% |
| 58 | Ireland | 44.0% |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.0% |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 44.0% |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 43.0% |
| 62 | Eswatini | 43.0% |
| 63 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43.0% |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 43.0% |
| 65 | Libya | 42.0% |
| 66 | Liberia | 41.0% |
| 67 | Türkiye | 41.0% |
| 68 | Angola | 41.0% |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 41.0% |
| 70 | Haiti | 40.0% |
| 71 | Jamaica | 40.0% |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 40.0% |
| 73 | Egypt | 40.0% |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 39.0% |
| 75 | Mali | 39.0% |
| 76 | Senegal | 39.0% |
| 77 | Uzbekistan | 39.0% |
| 78 | Austria | 38.0% |
| 79 | Colombia | 36.0% |
| 80 | Oman | 36.0% |
| 81 | Gabon | 35.0% |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.0% |
| 83 | Morocco | 35.0% |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 34.0% |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.0% |
| 86 | Cuba | 33.0% |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 32.0% |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 32.0% |
| 89 | Panama | 32.0% |
| 90 | South Africa | 32.0% |
| 91 | Paraguay | 31.0% |
| 92 | Qatar | 31.0% |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 31.0% |
| 94 | Cameroon | 30.0% |
| 95 | Canada | 29.0% |
| 96 | People's Republic of China | 29.0% |
| 97 | Mauritania | 29.0% |
| 98 | Nigeria | 29.0% |
| 99 | Venezuela | 29.0% |
| 100 | Algeria | 29.0% |
| 101 | Mexico | 28.0% |
| 102 | Spain | 28.0% |
| 103 | Bahrain | 28.0% |
| 104 | Slovenia | 27.0% |
| 105 | Republic of the Congo | 26.0% |
| 106 | Jordan | 26.0% |
| 107 | France | 25.0% |
| 108 | Iraq | 25.0% |
| 109 | Kuwait | 25.0% |
| 110 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 25.0% |
| 111 | United States of America | 25.0% |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 25.0% |
| 113 | Belize | 25.0% |
| 114 | Niger | 23.0% |
| 115 | Greece | 22.0% |
| 116 | Latvia | 22.0% |
| 117 | Greenland | 21.0% |
| 118 | Ukraine | 20.0% |
| 119 | Croatia | 19.0% |
| 120 | Denmark | 18.0% |
| 121 | Netherlands | 18.0% |
| 122 | Belgium | 18.0% |
| 123 | Montenegro | 17.0% |
| 124 | Benin | 16.0% |
| 125 | Hungary | 16.0% |
| 126 | Italy | 16.0% |
| 127 | Lebanon | 16.0% |
| 128 | Romania | 16.0% |
| 129 | Switzerland | 16.0% |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 15.0% |
| 131 | Mauritius | 15.0% |
| 132 | Moldova, Republic of | 15.0% |
| 133 | Serbia | 15.0% |
| 134 | Slovakia | 15.0% |
| 135 | Australia | 15.0% |
| 136 | Dominican Republic | 14.0% |
| 137 | Germany | 14.0% |
| 138 | Israel | 14.0% |
| 139 | Thailand | 14.0% |
| 140 | Tunisia | 14.0% |
| 141 | Estonia | 13.0% |
| 142 | New Zealand | 13.0% |
| 143 | Argentina | 13.0% |
| 144 | Belarus | 11.0% |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 10.0% |
| 146 | Poland | 10.0% |
| 147 | Suriname | 10.0% |
| 148 | Yemen | 10.0% |
| 149 | Finland | 8.0% |
| 150 | South Korea | 8.0% |
| 151 | Cyprus | 7.0% |
| 152 | Lithuania | 6.0% |
| 153 | Norway | 6.0% |
| 154 | Sweden | 6.0% |
| 155 | Djibouti | 5.0% |
| 156 | Somalia | 5.0% |
| 157 | Singapore | 4.0% |
| 158 | Chad | 2.0% |
| 159 | Iceland | 2.0% |
| 160 | Japan | 1.0% |
| 161 | United Kingdom | 1.0% |
| 162 | Barbados | 1.0% |
Showing 162 of 162 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from UNICEF/WHO Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates / UNICEF Data (Infant and young child feeding) (2023).
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