Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 58.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Ethiopia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Ethiopia is 58.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Ethiopia peaked at 58.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 18th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.1% | — |
| 2005 | 48.8% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 48.8% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 52.0% | 58.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Ethiopia?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Ethiopia was 58.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- Ethiopia ranks 18th out of 61 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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