Exclusive breastfeeding under six months (in thousands) by country
Countries reporting
65
Highest
7,401
India
Lowest
1.92
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
110.11
Years covered
39
1986–2024
Data points
489
What the numbers show
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months (in thousands) is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 7,401 in India; the lowest is 1.92 in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 110.11, and the mean is 327.48.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,854.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d’Ivoire (up 216.5%), and the largest decrease in Colombia (down 35.1%).
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 7,401 | 2020 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 2 | Indonesia | 1,180 | 2017 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 1,088 | 2019 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,083 | 2023 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 1,029 | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 902.2 | 2022 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 7 | Tanzania | 715.15 | 2022 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 494.69 | 2018 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 471.07 | 2021 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 10 | Uganda | 467.59 | 2016 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 11 | Kenya | 428.7 | 2022 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 365.93 | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 355.28 | 2023 | up 115.9% | rising |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 335.82 | 2020 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mozambique | 327.34 | 2022 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 279.22 | 2018 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Madagascar | 254.25 | 2021 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 18 | Ghana | 225.11 | 2022 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Zambia | 214.77 | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Malawi | 196.43 | 2020 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 187.38 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 22 | Burundi | 187.24 | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 23 | Mali | 184.57 | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 173.56 | 2021 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 171.66 | 2018 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 160.24 | 2022 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d’Ivoire | 159.05 | 2021 | up 216.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Rwanda | 153.55 | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 138.76 | 2016 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 124.57 | 2016 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 31 | Niger | 121.63 | 2022 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Morocco | 115.5 | 2017 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 110.11 | 2021 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 109.03 | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 102.14 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 36 | Guinea | 99.81 | 2022 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 37 | Benin | 99.63 | 2021 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 38 | Cambodia | 92.1 | 2021 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Senegal | 88.28 | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 40 | Thailand | 86.33 | 2022 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 41 | Togo | 83.87 | 2017 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 76.47 | 2015 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Bolivia | 70.12 | 2016 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 61.51 | 2021 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 54.5 | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 46 | Haiti | 50.99 | 2017 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Liberia | 42.91 | 2019 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 39.94 | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 36.15 | 2019 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.95 | 2023 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 51 | Mauritania | 32.39 | 2020 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 52 | Jordan | 27.81 | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 53 | Chad | 27.63 | 2022 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 22.65 | 2021 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 55 | Cuba | 22.41 | 2019 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 56 | Gambia | 20.52 | 2020 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.72 | 2019 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 58 | Mongolia | 16.74 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 16.37 | 2019 | up 93.7% | falling |
| 60 | Lesotho | 16.14 | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 61 | Tunisia | 14.95 | 2023 | up 68.5% | falling |
| 62 | Timor-Leste | 10.68 | 2020 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 63 | Eswatini | 7.86 | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 64 | Guyana | 2.42 | 2019 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 65 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.92 | 2019 | up 24.7% | rising |