Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
99.4
Sierra Leone
Lowest
49.4
India
Median
80.75
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
229
What the numbers show
Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 99.4 in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 49.4 in India.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.75, and the mean is 79.18.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 93.8%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 12.2%).
Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 99.4 | 2021 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 94 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 93.2 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 92.9 | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 90.1 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 89.8 | 2019 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 89.8 | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 8 | Madagascar | 89.7 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 88.6 | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 10 | Cambodia | 88.4 | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 88 | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 11 | Niger | 88 | 2022 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 87.8 | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 87.5 | 2023 | up 40.7% | flat |
| 15 | Vietnam | 86 | 2020 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 16 | Nepal | 84.6 | 2022 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 17 | Rwanda | 81.4 | 2020 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 18 | Jordan | 81.3 | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 19 | Mozambique | 80.2 | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 20 | Chad | 79.3 | 2022 | up 23.3% | flat |
| 21 | Laos | 78.3 | 2023 | up 33.8% | flat |
| 22 | Benin | 77.2 | 2021 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 23 | Burundi | 76.2 | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 75.9 | 2022 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 25 | Cameroon | 75.8 | 2018 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 75.7 | 2020 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 75 | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 71.5 | 2022 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 29 | Nigeria | 70.3 | 2021 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 30 | Ghana | 69.4 | 2022 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 69 | 2019 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 59.9 | 2021 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 59.6 | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 34 | Mauritania | 55 | 2020 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 52.2 | 2021 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 36 | India | 49.4 | 2020 | down 11.0% | falling |