Exclusive breastfeeding under six months in Turkey

Turkey: Exclusive breastfeeding under six months was 279.22 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
279.22
World rank
16th
of 65 countries
All-time high
279.22
in 2018
All-time low
49.08
in 1998
Years of data
6
1993–2018

Exclusive breastfeeding under six months in Turkey, 1993–2018

501001502002503001993200520181993: 73.41998: 49.12004: 135.32008: 264.52013: 193.92018: 279.2

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 279.22 for exclusive breastfeeding under six months in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, exclusive breastfeeding under six months in Turkey peaked at 279.22 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.08, in 1998.

That places Turkey 16th out of 65 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Exclusive breastfeeding under six months in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Exclusive breastfeeding under six months (in thousands) in Turkey, 1993 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1993 73.43
1998 49.08 -33.2%
2004 135.29 +175.7%
2008 264.54 +95.5%
2013 193.87 -26.7%
2018 279.22 +44.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.26 49.08 73.43 2
2000s 199.92 135.29 264.54 2
2010s 236.55 193.87 279.22 2

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 13 Mexico 355.28 compare
  2. 14 Vietnam 335.82 compare
  3. 15 Mozambique 327.34 compare
  4. 17 Madagascar 254.25 compare
  5. 18 Ghana 225.11 compare
  6. 19 Zambia 214.77 compare

See the full ranking of 65 places →

More health data for Turkey

All data for Turkey →

Frequently asked questions

What is exclusive breastfeeding under six months in Turkey?
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months in Turkey was 279.22 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest exclusive breastfeeding under six months recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 279.22 in 2018.
What is the lowest exclusive breastfeeding under six months recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 49.08 in 1998.
How does Turkey rank for exclusive breastfeeding under six months?
Turkey ranks 16th out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
Is exclusive breastfeeding under six months rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Exclusive breastfeeding under six months (in thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Exclusive breastfeeding under six months in Turkey. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/exclusive-breastfeeding-under-six-months-in-thousands/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/exclusive-breastfeeding-under-six-months-in-thousands/turkiye/">Exclusive breastfeeding under six months in Turkey</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months (in thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
65 places, 489 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed