Introduction to solid, semi-solid foods (6-8 months) by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
99.44
Sierra Leone
Lowest
38.34
Mali
Median
81.34
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
248
What the numbers show
Introduction to solid, semi-solid foods (6-8 months) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 99.44 in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 38.34 in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.34, and the mean is 78.68.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 93.8%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 12.2%).
Introduction to solid, semi-solid foods: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 99.44 | 2021 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 94.91 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | Haiti | 93.2 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 4 | Madagascar | 92.4 | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 90.12 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 89.84 | 2019 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 89.8 | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 88.56 | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 9 | Cambodia | 88.39 | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 10 | Malawi | 88.03 | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 11 | Niger | 87.99 | 2022 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 87.83 | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 87.52 | 2023 | up 40.7% | flat |
| 14 | Mexico | 87.49 | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 85.95 | 2020 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 16 | Burundi | 85.3 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Nepal | 84.62 | 2022 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 82.7 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 19 | Rwanda | 81.38 | 2020 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 20 | Jordan | 81.3 | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 21 | Mozambique | 80.21 | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 22 | Chad | 79.33 | 2022 | up 23.4% | flat |
| 23 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 78.5 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 78.43 | 2023 | up 34.0% | flat |
| 25 | Benin | 77.2 | 2021 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 75.92 | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 27 | Cameroon | 75.81 | 2018 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 28 | Gambia | 75.71 | 2020 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt | 74.97 | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 30 | Uganda | 71.5 | 2022 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 31 | Ghana | 69.37 | 2022 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 69 | 2019 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 33 | Nigeria | 62.42 | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 34 | Senegal | 59.58 | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 35 | Mauritania | 54.99 | 2020 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 52.22 | 2021 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 37 | India | 49.37 | 2020 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 38 | Mali | 38.34 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |