Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mongolia
Mongolia: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 58.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
58.0%
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
19th
of 61 countries
All-time high
65.7%
in 2010
All-time low
46.0%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2000–2020
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mongolia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 58.0% for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mongolia peaked at 65.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2013.
Mongolia 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.8% | — |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 47.8% | 56.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 46.0% | 65.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 59.4% compare
- 17 Lesotho 59.0% compare
- 18 Ethiopia 58.8% compare
- 19 India 58.0% compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 57.9% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.8% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 9.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0436 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mongolia?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Mongolia was 58.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2013.
- How does Mongolia rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- Mongolia ranks 19th out of 61 countries with data for 2020.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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