Ever breastfed by country
Countries reporting
56
Highest
100
Niger
Lowest
80.9
Jordan
Median
96.5
Years covered
39
1986–2024
Data points
404
What the numbers show
Ever breastfed is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 100 in Niger; the lowest is 80.9 in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.5, and the mean is 95.26.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 4.6%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 14.9%).
Ever breastfed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 100 | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 2 | Malawi | 99 | 2020 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 3 | Burundi | 98.9 | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Peru | 98.9 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.7 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 98.6 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Nepal | 98.6 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Rwanda | 98.5 | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Togo | 98.3 | 2017 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 9 | Guatemala | 98.3 | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 11 | Benin | 98.1 | 2021 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 11 | Kenya | 98.1 | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 13 | Gambia | 98 | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Zambia | 97.9 | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 97.9 | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 14 | Madagascar | 97.9 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Turkey | 97.8 | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 17 | Chad | 97.8 | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 19 | Vietnam | 97.6 | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Mongolia | 97.6 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 97.3 | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 97.1 | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 97.1 | 2015 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Morocco | 97.1 | 2017 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 22 | Laos | 97.1 | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 26 | Ghana | 96.8 | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 26 | Bolivia | 96.8 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 28 | Tanzania | 96.6 | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Mozambique | 96.4 | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | Uganda | 96 | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 30 | Mauritania | 96 | 2020 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | Turkmenistan | 95.9 | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 32 | Mali | 95.9 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Colombia | 95.9 | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 35 | India | 95.8 | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 36 | Guinea | 95.7 | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 37 | Nigeria | 95.6 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 95.5 | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 39 | Ecuador | 95.3 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 40 | Mexico | 95 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 94.9 | 2021 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 42 | Lesotho | 94.7 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 43 | Indonesia | 94.1 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 44 | Senegal | 93.5 | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 93.4 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 46 | El Salvador | 93.3 | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 92.2 | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 48 | Cameroon | 91.9 | 2018 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 91.3 | 2021 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 49 | Egypt | 91.3 | 2021 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 51 | Armenia | 91 | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 52 | Pakistan | 90.5 | 2018 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 53 | Philippines | 85 | 2022 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 54 | Haiti | 83.3 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 55 | Cambodia | 81.8 | 2021 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 56 | Jordan | 80.9 | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |