Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life was 65.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
65.0%
World rank
8th
of 61 countries
All-time high
65.0%
in 2020
All-time low
30.7%
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003–2020
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Timor-Leste, 2003–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 65.0% for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Timor-Leste peaked at 65.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2003.
That places Timor-Leste 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.7% | — |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +65.4% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +29.5% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 65.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.5%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 65.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.9%, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 30.7% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 50.2% | 62.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 Timor-Leste?
- Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life in Timor-Leste was 65.0% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2003.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life?
- Timor-Leste ranks 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2020.
- Is infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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