Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in India
India: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 58.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in India, 1992–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 58.0% for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in India peaked at 58.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1992.
India ranks 19th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.0% | — |
| 1999 | 46.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 46.0% | 46.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 54.9% | 58.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 59.4% compare
- 17 Lesotho 59.0% compare
- 18 Ethiopia 58.8% compare
- 19 Mongolia 58.0% compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 57.9% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.8% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in India was 58.0% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1992.
- How does India rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- India ranks 19th out of 61 countries with data for 2017.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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