Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mali
Mali: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 40.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mali, 1987–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mali recorded 40.5% for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mali peaked at 40.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1987.
Mali ranks 42nd of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7.0% | — |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +198.8% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -39.7% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +56.1% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 25.1% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 20.2% | 40.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mali?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mali was 40.5% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1987.
- How does Mali rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- Mali ranks 42nd out of 61 countries with data for 2019.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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