Exclusive breastfeeding under six months by country
Countries reporting
64
Highest
83.3
Burundi
Lowest
7.4
Chad
Median
50.3
Years covered
39
1986–2024
Data points
489
What the numbers show
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months is currently reported for 64 countries. The highest value is 83.3 in Burundi; the lowest is 7.4 in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.3, and the mean is 47.55.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Cote d'Ivoire (up 188.1%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 30.9%).
Exclusive breastfeeding under six months: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 83.3 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 80.9 | 2016 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Rwanda | 80.9 | 2020 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 4 | Peru | 70.1 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 5 | Uganda | 65.5 | 2016 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 6 | East Timor | 65 | 2020 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 7 | Togo | 64.3 | 2017 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Tanzania | 64.3 | 2022 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 9 | Malawi | 64.1 | 2020 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 9 | Zambia | 64.1 | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 11 | India | 63.7 | 2020 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.1 | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 13 | Lesotho | 60.7 | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 59.7 | 2022 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.3 | 2019 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 58.8 | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 58.5 | 2021 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 18 | Nepal | 56.4 | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 19 | Bolivia | 55.7 | 2016 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 55.5 | 2022 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 21 | Liberia | 55.2 | 2019 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 22 | Madagascar | 54.4 | 2021 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 23 | Eswatini | 54 | 2021 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 24 | Gambia | 53.6 | 2020 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 53.3 | 2022 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 26 | Ghana | 52.6 | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 52.3 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 51.3 | 2021 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Mongolia | 51.1 | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 50.9 | 2021 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Indonesia | 50.7 | 2017 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 32 | Cambodia | 50.3 | 2021 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Laos | 50.3 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 34 | Vietnam | 45.4 | 2020 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 35 | El Salvador | 45.3 | 2021 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 44.9 | 2021 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.3 | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 38 | Guinea | 43.7 | 2022 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 42.4 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 40 | Mauritania | 40.9 | 2020 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 40.9 | 2022 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 40.8 | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 43 | Turkey | 40.7 | 2018 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Cuba | 40.6 | 2019 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 45 | Mali | 40.4 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 46 | Egypt | 40.2 | 2021 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 47 | Haiti | 39.9 | 2017 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Cameroon | 39.4 | 2018 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 37.8 | 2015 | up 131.9% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 36.7 | 2016 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 35 | 2017 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 52 | Mexico | 35 | 2023 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 34.4 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 34 | 2021 | up 188.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Nigeria | 28.8 | 2024 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 28.6 | 2022 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Guyana | 28.5 | 2019 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 59 | United States | 25.8 | 2018 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 25.2 | 2021 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Niger | 24.5 | 2022 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 23.9 | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 63 | Tunisia | 17.8 | 2023 | up 109.4% | falling |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 15.8 | 2019 | up 97.5% | falling |
| 65 | Chad | 7.4 | 2022 | up 131.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.