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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Jan 2009 Infant and young child feeding (2000-2007) Download File Country Year Exclusive Breastfeeding Rate (%) Timely Complementary Feeding Rate (%) Continued Breastfeeding Rate (%) Source < 4 months < 6 months 6-9 months 12-15 months 20-23 months Afghanistan 2003 - - 29 92 54 MICS 2003. Albania 2006 49 40 69 74 22 National survey on BF and young child feeding practices, Tables 8 - 23, pp. 20 - 28 Algeria 2006 10 7 39 47 22 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Andorra - - - - - Angola 2001 14 11 77 89 37 MICS 2001, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, February 2003. Antigua and Barbuda - - - - - Argentina 2005-2006 - - - 55 28 Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición y Salud 2005-06, Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente, Table 31, p. 64 Armenia 2005 37 33 57 40 15 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 12.3, p. 146 Australia - - - - - Austria - - - - - Azerbaijan 2006 16 12 44 35 16 DHS 2006, Final Report, Tables 12.2-12.3, pp. 141-142 Bahamas - - - - - Bahrain 1995 34 x 34 x 65 x 64 x 41 x Gulf Family Health Survey 1995, Table 15.3, p.202. Bangladesh 2006 50 37 52 95 89 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Barbados - - - - - Belarus 2005 12 9 38 18 4 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Belgium - - - - - Belize 2006 - 10 - 27 MICS 2006, Final report, Tables NU.2, NU.3, pp. 55-56 Benin 2006 54 43 72 96 57 2006 DHS Final Report, p. 179 table 12.3 Bhutan - - - - - Bolivia 2003 62 54 74 82 46 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 10.2, p. 201. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005 24 18 29 26 10 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Botswana 2000 43 34 57 54 11 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, February 2003. Brazil 1996 - - 30 x 33 x 17 x DHS 1996, Table 9.2, p.127 Brunei Darussalam - - - - - Bulgaria - - - - - Burkina Faso 2006 8 7 50 96 85 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Burundi 2005 - 45 88 - - ISTEEBU, Rapport de l'Enquête Nationale de Nutrition de la Population 2005, Table 8, p. 26 Cambodia 2005 68 60 82 90 54 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 15.3, p. 172 Cameroon 2006 29 21 64 79 21 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.3, p. 131 Canada - - - - - Cape Verde 1998 57 x 57 x 64 x 60 x 13 x Inquerito Demografico e de Saude Reproductive1998, Table 11.6, p. 170. Central African Republic 2006 31 23 55 86 47 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Chad 2004 2 2 77 92 65 DHS 2004, Final report, Table 12.2, pp. 196-197. Chile 2006 85 - - - - Ministerio de Salud. Departamento de Estadísticas de Salud.Annexo Salud3 China 2003 77 51 32 43 15 Third National Health Services Survey, Ministry of Health, 2003. Colombia 2005 59 47 65 57 32 DHS 2005, Final report, Table 11.2, p. 251. Comoros 2000 24 21 34 65 45 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, February 2003. Congo 2005 24 19 78 82 21 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.2, p. 160 Congo, Dem. Rep. 2007 46 36 82 91 64 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 23 Cook Islands 1998 19 x 19 x - - - Raratonga Infant Feeding Survey 1999, South Pacific Commission Report. Costa Rica 1993 35 x 35 x 47 x 21 x 12 x Encuesta Nacional de Salud Reproductiva 1993, p. 8-19, Cuadro 8.10. Côte d'Ivoire 2006 5 4 54 87 37 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Croatia 1996 24 x 23 x - - - MICS 1996, p. 22. Cuba 2006 42 26 47 25 16 MICS 2006, Final report, Tables NU.1~2, pp. 42~43 Cyprus - - - - - Czech Republic - - - - - Denmark - - - - - Djibouti 2006 2 1 23 54 18 MICS 2006, Final report, Tables C.III.2., C.III.3, pp. 54, 56 Dominica - - - - - Dominican Republic 2006 6 4 36 38 15 ONE, ENHOGAR 2006, Table 4, p. 22 Ecuador 2004 49 40 77 62 23 CEPAR, ENDEMAIN 2004, Table 12.8 Egypt 2008 67 47 y 70 y - - DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 19, p. 23 (and additional analysis) El Salvador 2002-2003 30 24 76 67 43 FESAL 2002/03, Final Report, Tables 13.13 and 13.14, pp. 348-349 Equatorial Guinea 2000 - 24 - - - MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ. Eritrea 2002 65 52 43 92 62 DHS 2002, Final report, Table 10.2, p.164. Estonia - - - - - Ethiopia 2005 57 49 54 - - DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.2, p.145 Fiji 1995 47 x 47 x - - - Country Health Information Profile 1999, World Health Organization. Finland - - - - - France - - - - - Gabon 2000 7 6 62 43 9 DHS 2000, Final report, Table 9.2, p. 165. Gambia 2006 53 41 44 92 53 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Georgia 2005 13 11 35 41 20 MICS 2005, Final report, Tables NU.2-3, pp. 8-9 Germany - - - - - Ghana 2006 65 54 58 95 56 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Greece - - - - - Grenada 1998 39 x 39 x - - - Health Information Unit. Guatemala 2002 56 51 67 81 47 ENSMI 2002, Final report, Table 9.6, p. 191. Guinea 2005 32 27 41 96 71 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 10.2, p. 155 Guinea-Bissau 2006 21 16 35 93 61 MICS 2006, Final report, Tables NU.2, NU.3, pp. 111-112 Guyana 2006 31 21 34 65 48 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ July 2008 Haiti 2006 49 41 87 83 35 DHS 2006, Preliminary Report, Table 9, p. 22 Holy See - - - - - Honduras 2006 34 30 69 72 48 DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.2, p. 181 Hungary - - - - - Iceland - - - - - India 2005-2006 58 46 57 88 77 NFHS 2005-06, Final report, Tables 10.4, 10.6, pp. 276, 279 Indonesia 2007 41 32 75 80 50 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2005 49 23 68 90 58 MOH, Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (IMES) Iraq 2006 34 25 51 68 36 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Ireland - - - - - Israel - - - - - Italy - - - - - Jamaica 2005 21 15 36 49 24 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Japan - - - - - Jordan 2007 28 22 66 46 11 PAPFAM 2007, Final report, Table 11.2, p. 136 Kazakhstan 2006 25 17 39 57 16 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Kenya 2003 18 13 84 92 57 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 10.2, p. 155. Kiribati 1993 80 x 80 x - - - UNICEF, 2000, "Pacific Island Country Profile". Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2004 67 65 31 67 37 Nutrition Assessment 2004, Table 21, p. 59. Korea, Republic of - - - - - Kuwait 1996 12 x 12 x 26 x 21 x 9 x Gulf Family Health Survey 1996, Final report, Table 15.3, p. 203. Kyrgyzstan 2006 41 32 49 68 26 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2006 33 26 70 82 48 MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.3, p. 78 Latvia - - - - - Lebanon 2000 27 27 35 35 11 MICS 2000, Preliminary report, Table 10. Lesotho 2004 47 36 79 90 60 DHS 2004, Final report, Table 10.2, p.159 Liberia 2007 35 29 62 87 47 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.3, p. 141 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1995 - - - 39 x 23 x PAPCHILD, MCH Survey 1995, Table 8.4, p. 87. Liechtenstein - - - - - Lithuania - - - - - Luxembourg - - - - - Madagascar 2003-2004 77 67 78 91 64 DHS 2003-04, Final report, Table 9.2, p. 164. Malawi 2006 72 57 89 97 72 MICS 2006, Final report, Tables 6.2a, 6.4a, pp. 51, 57 Malaysia 1996 29 x 29 x - 12 x National Health and Morbidity Survey 1996, Public Health Department, Ministry of Health. Maldives 2001 27 10 85 - - MICS 2001, Final report, Table 5.3. Mali 2006 45 38 30 94 56 DHS 2006, Final report, Tables 11.1, 11.2, pp.158, 160 Malta - - - - - Marshall Islands 1991 63 x 63 x - - - UNICEF, 2000, "Pacific Island Country Profile". Mauritania 2007 16 11 40 85 33 MICS 2007, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ June 2008 Mauritius 2002 21 21 - - - Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 2002, Executive Summary, p. 15 Mexico 1987 38 x 38 x 36 x 32 x 21 x DHS 1987, Reanalyzed by ORC Macro International. Micronesia (Federated States of) 1999 60 x 60 x - - - UNICEF, 2000, "Pacific Island Country Profile". Moldova, Republic of 2005 57 46 18 41 2 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.2, p. 141 Monaco - - - - - Mongolia 2005 69 57 57 82 65 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Montenegro 2005 26 19 35 25 13 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Morocco 2003-2004 43 31 66 57 15 DHS 2003-04, Final report, Table 10.2, p. 133. Mozambique 2003 38 30 80 94 65 DHS 2003, Final report (national report), Table 10.2, p. 167. Myanmar 2003 15 15 66 85 67 MICS 2003, Table 14, pp. 40-41. Namibia 2006 35 24 72 65 28 DHS 2006, Preliminary report, Tables 11.2, 11.3 Nauru - - - - - Nepal 2006 70 53 75 98 95 DHS 2006, Preliminary Report, Table 11, p. 21 Netherlands - - - - - New Zealand - - - - - Nicaragua 2006 38 31 83 68 43 DHS 2006-07, Preliminary report, Table 10, p. 43 Niger 2007 - 9 73 - - Enquête Nutrition et Survie de l'Enfant, Table 18, p. 36 Nigeria 2003 22 17 64 90 34 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 11.2, p. 154. Niue - - - - - Norway - - - - - Occupied Palestinian Territory 2006 - 27 - - - Palestinian Family Health Survey 2006. Preliminary Report. Table 17, p49 Oman 2000 - - 91 95 73 National Health Survey 2000, Table: 4.3, pp. 54-55 Pakistan 2006-2007 44 37 36 79 55 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Tables 11.1-11.2, pp. 140,142 Palau 1995 59 x 59 x - - - Ministry of Health 1996. Panama 1995-1996 32 x 25 x 38 x 34 x 21 x MICS 1995/1996, Table 14, p. 34. Papua New Guinea 1996 75 x 59 x 74 x 92 x 66 x DHS 1996 (national report). Paraguay 2004 12 22 60 - - Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud Reproductiva 2004, Informe Resumido, p. 73. Peru 2004-2006 67 63 82 78 47 DHS 2004-06, Final report, Table 10.2, p. 154 Philippines 2003 42 34 58 56 32 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 10.2, p. 152. Poland - - - - - Portugal - - - - - Qatar 1998 12 x 12 x 48 x 32 x 21 x Gulf Family Health Survey 1998, Final report, Table 14.3, p. 191. Romania 2004 - 16 41 - - Reproductive Health Survey, Summary report, Table 6.4.1, pp. 45 and 55. Russian Federation - - - - - Rwanda 2005 94 88 69 96 77 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 10.2, p. 134. Saint Kitts and Nevis 1998 56 x 56 x - 24 x - Department of Health, 1998. Saint Lucia - - - - - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - - - - - Samoa - - - - - San Marino - - - - - Sao Tome and Principe 2006 70 60 60 88 18 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Saudi Arabia 1996 31 x 31 x 60 x 59 x 30 x Gulf Family Health Survey 1996, p. 60. Senegal 2005 46 34 61 93 42 DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 10.2, p. 185 Serbia 2005 23 15 39 22 8 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Seychelles - - - - - Sierra Leone 2005 11 8 52 87 57 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Singapore - - - - - Slovakia - - - - - Slovenia - - - - - Solomon Islands 2000 65 65 - - - UNICEF, 2000, "Pacific Island Country Profile". Somalia 2006 13 9 15 50 35 MICS 2006, Final report, Tables NU.2, NU.3, pp. 80-81 South Africa 2003 12 8 49 66 31 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 8.2, p. 144 Spain - - - - - Sri Lanka 2000 75 53 - 89 73 DHS 2000, Final report, Table 9.2, p. 187. Sudan 2006 43 34 56 84 35 Sudan Household Health Survey 2006, Final report, Table 5.2, p. 65 Suriname 2006 3 2 34 39 15 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ July 2008 Swaziland 2006-2007 43 32 77 78 31 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Tables 11.2, 11.3, pp. 146-147 Sweden - - - - - Switzerland - - - - - Syrian Arab Republic 2006 35 29 37 64 16 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Tajikistan 2004-2005 36 25 15 75 34 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Tanzania, United Republic of 2003-2004 55 41 91 91 55 DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 11.2, p. 180 Thailand 2005 8 5 43 32 19 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1999 45 x 37 x 8 x 33 x 10 x MICS 1999. Timor-Leste 2003 39 31 82 76 35 DHS 2003, Final report (national report), Table 13.2, p. 191. Togo 2006 35 28 35 70 44 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Tonga 1999 62 x 62 x - - - UNICEF, 2002, "Pacific Islands Country Profile". Trinidad and Tobago 2006 20 13 43 34 22 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Tunisia 2000 - 47 - 59 22 MICS 2000, Table 7.1. Turkey 2003 28 21 38 55 24 DHS 2003, Final report (national report), Table 12.2, p. 142. Turkmenistan 2005 15 11 54 72 37 MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Tuvalu - - - - - Uganda 2006 73 60 80 91 54 DHS 2006, Final report, Tables 12.2, 12.3, pp. 157, 159 Ukraine 2007 28 18 55 26 6 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 10.8, p. 95 United Arab Emirates 1995 34 x 34 x 52 x 50 x 29 x Gulf Family Health Survey 1995, Final report, Table 15.3, p. 201. United Kingdom - - - - - United States - - - - - Uruguay 2003 63 54 32 47 31 IBFAM - UNICEF, Lactancia Materna. 2004 Uzbekistan 2006 37 26 45 78 38 MICS 2006, Final report, Tables 8-9, pp. 79-80 Vanuatu 1996 50 x 50 x - - - UNICEF, 2001, "Pacific Island Country Profile". Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) 1998 7 x 7 x 50 x 36 x 31 x Encuesta Nacional de Poblacion y Vivienda 1998, Oficina Central de Estadistica e Informatica, 1998. Viet Nam 2006 21 17 70 78 23 MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007 Yemen 2003 16 12 76 - - Family Health Survey 2003, Table 14.2, p. 135 Zambia 2007 75 61 93 93 42 DHS 2007 Preliminary report Zimbabwe 2005-2006 24 22 79 - - DHS2005-06, Final report, Tables 11.1, 11.2, pp. 150-151 Region Exclusive Breastfeeding Rate (%) Timely Complementary Feeding Rate (%) Continued Breastfeeding Rate (%) < 4 months < 6 months 6-9 months 12-15 months 20-23 months Sub-Saharan Africa 39 31 68 90 51 Eastern and Southern Africa 48 40 71 90 56 Western and Central Africa 30 23 65 90 47 Middle East and North Africa 38 26 57 73 36 South Asia 56 44 53 88 75 East Asia and Pacific 63 43 45 54 27 Latin America and Caribbean - - - - - Central and Eastern Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States 27 20 41 54 23 Industrialized countries - - - - - Developing countries 51 38 55 77 51 Least developed countries 47 37 64 91 64 World 51 38 55 76 50 x - Indicates data that refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or represent only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages. y - Indicates data that refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or represent only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of regional and global averages.

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