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