Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Eswatini
Eswatini: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 63.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
63.8%
World rank
10th
of 61 countries
All-time high
63.8%
in 2014
All-time low
22.0%
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2014
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Eswatini, 2000–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2014, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Eswatini stood at 63.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Eswatini peaked at 63.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 10th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | — |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +44.8% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +33.9% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +45.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 22.0% | 32.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 43.8% | 63.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 7 Cambodia 65.2% compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 65.0% compare
- 9 Togo 64.3% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 63.1% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 62.6% compare
- 13 Nepal 62.1% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Eswatini?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Eswatini was 63.8% in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- Eswatini ranks 10th out of 61 countries with data for 2014.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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