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Infant and young child feeding

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Country Year Exclusively
breastfed (%)
Breastfed with
complementary food (%)
Still
breastfed (%)
Source
0-5 months 6-9 months 12-15 months 20-23 months
Afghanistan2003299254MICS 2003, Final report, Table NU. 3
Albania200640697422National survey on BF and young child feeding practices, Tables 8 - 23, pp. 20 - 28
Algeria20067394722MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Andorra
Angola200111778937MICS 2001, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, February 2003.
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina2005-20065528Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición y Salud 2005-06, Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente, Table 31, p. 64
Armenia200533574015DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 12.3, p. 146
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan200612443516DHS 2006, Final Report, Tables 12.2-12.3, pp. 141-142
Bahamas
Bahrain199534656441Gulf Family Health Survey 1995, Table 15.3, p. 202
Bangladesh200743749591DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.3, p. 152
Barbados
Belarus2005938184MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Belgium
Belize20061027MICS 2006, Final report, Tables NU.2, NU.3, pp. 55-56
Benin2006437296572006 DHS Final Report, p. 179 table 12.3
Bhutan
Bolivia200860818540DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 5.3, p. 21
Bosnia and Herzegovina200518292610MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Botswana200034575411MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, February 2003
Brazil200640705025MOH, PNDS 2006, Table 43, p. 247
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso20067509685MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Burundi20054588ISTEEBU, Rapport de l'Enquête Nationale de Nutrition de la Population 2005, Table 8, p. 26
Cambodia200560829054DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 15.3, p. 172
Cameroon200621647921MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.3, p. 131
Canada
Cape Verde200560807713INE, IDSR-II 2005, Final report, Tables 9.1, 9.2, pp. 138-139
Central African Republic 200623558647MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Chad20042779265DHS 2004, Final report, Table 12.2, pp. 196-197
Chile2006Ministerio de Salud. Departamento de Estadísticas de Salud.Annexo Salud3
China2003324315Third National Health Services Survey, Ministry of Health, 2003.
Colombia200547655732DHS 2005, Final report, Table 11.2, p. 251.
Comoros200021346545MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, February 2003
Congo200519788221DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.2, p. 160
Congo, Dem. Rep.200736829164DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 23
Cook Islands199819Raratonga Infant Feeding Survey 1999, South Pacific Commission Report.
Costa Rica2006155949Comisión de Lactancia Materna. VI Estado de los Derechos de la Niñez y la Adolescencia en Costa Rica, Tables B13-B14, pp. 297-299
Côte d'Ivoire20064548737MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Croatia199623MICS 1996, Final report, Table NU. 3, p. 22
Cuba200626472516MICS 2006, Final report, Tables NU.1~2, pp. 42~43
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti20061235418MICS 2006, Final report, Tables C.III.2., C.III.3, pp. 54, 56
Dominica
Dominican Republic20079625121DHS 2007, Final report, Table 6.3, p. 80
Ecuador200440776223CEPAR, ENDEMAIN 2004, Table 12.8
Egypt200853667835DHS 2008, Final report, Table 13.2, p. 168
El Salvador200831FESAL 2008, Abstract report, p. 32
Equatorial Guinea200024MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ.
Eritrea200252439262DHS 2002, Final report, Table 10.2, p. 164
Estonia
Ethiopia200549549488DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.2, p.145
Fiji200440National Nutrition Survey 2004, pp. 47-48
Finland
France
Gabon2000662439DHS 2000, Final report, Table 9.2, p. 165
Gambia200641449253MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Georgia200511354120MICS 2005, Final report, Tables NU.2-3, pp. 8-9
Germany
Ghana200863759544DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 12, p. 24
Greece
Grenada199839Health Information Unit
Guatemala200251678147ENSMI 2002, Final report, Table 9.6, p. 191
Guinea20084832100Enquête Nationale sur l'état nutritionnel et le suivi des indicateurs de Survie de l'Enfant (ENENSE), Table 6.2
Guinea-Bissau200616359361MICS 2006, Final report, Tables NU.2, NU.3, pp. 111-112
Guyana200621346548MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ July 2008
Haiti200641878335DHS 2006, Preliminary Report, Table 9, p. 22
Holy See
Honduras200630697248DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 11.2, p. 181
Hungary
Iceland
India2005-200646578877NFHS 2005-06, Final report, Tables 10.4, 10.6, pp. 276, 279
Indonesia200732758050DHS 2007, Final report, Table 14.2, p. 171
Iran (Islamic Republic of)200523689058MOH, Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (IMES)
Iraq200625516836MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica200515364924MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Japan
Jordan200722664611DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.2
Kazakhstan200617395716MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Kenya200313849257DHS 2003, Final report, Table 10.2, p. 155.
Kiribati199380UNICEF, 2000, "Pacific Island Country Profile"
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of200465316737Nutrition Assessment 2004, Table 21, p. 59
Korea, Republic of
Kuwait19961226219Gulf Family Health Survey 1996, Final report, Table 15.3, p. 203
Kyrgyzstan200632496826MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Lao People's Democratic Republic200626708248MICS 2006, Final report, Table NU.3, p. 78
Latvia
Lebanon200027353511MICS 2000, Preliminary report, Table 10
Lesotho200436799060DHS 2004, Final report, Table 10.2, p.159
Liberia200729628747DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.3, p. 141
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya19953923PAPCHILD, MCH Survey 1995, Table 8.4, p. 87
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar2003-200467789164DHS 2003-04, Final report, Table 9.2, p. 164
Malawi200657899772MICS 2006, Final report, Tables 6.2a, 6.4a, pp. 51, 57
Malaysia19962912National Health and Morbidity Survey 1996, Public Health Department, Ministry of Health
Maldives20011085MICS 2001, Final report, Table 5.3
Mali200638309456DHS 2006, Final report, Tables 11.1, 11.2, pp.158, 160
Malta
Marshall Islands200731776453DHS 2007, Final report, Tables 11.1, 11.2, pp. 156-157
Mauritania20081672Enquête rapidee sur la nutrition et la survie de l'enfant en Mauritanie avril 2008, Rapport Final, Table 33, p. 40
Mauritius200221Contraceptive Prevalence Survey 2002, Executive Summary, p. 15
Mexico198738363221DHS 1987, Reanalyzed by ORC Macro International.
Micronesia (Federated States of)199960UNICEF, 2000, "Pacific Island Country Profile"
Moldova, Republic of20054618412DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 11.2, p. 141
Monaco
Mongolia200557578265MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Montenegro200519352513MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Morocco2003-200431665715DHS 2003-04, Final report, Table 10.2, p. 133
Mozambique200837849154MICS 2008, Statistical Table NU.3
Myanmar200315668567MICS 2003, Table 14, pp. 40-41
Namibia200624726528DHS 2006, Final report, Table 12.3, p. 154
Nauru200767656865DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Tables 11.4, 11.5
Nepal200653759895DHS 2006, Final Report, Table 12.2, p. 176
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua2006-200731766843ENDESA 2006-07 (DHS 2006-07), Final report, Table 9.2, p. 295
Niger2008466Nutrition et Survie de l'Enfant, Table 22, p. 57
Nigeria200813758532DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 9, p. 21
Niue
Norway
Occupied Palestinian Territory200627Palestinian Family Health Survey 2006. Preliminary Report. Table 17, p. 49
Oman2000919573National Health Survey 2000, Table: 4.3, pp. 54-55
Pakistan2006-200737367955DHS 2006-07, Final report, Tables 11.1-11.2, pp. 140,142
Palau199559Ministry of Health 1996
Panama1995-199625383421MICS 1995/1996, Table 14, p. 34
Papua New Guinea200656768972DHS 2006, Final report, Table 9.2 and re-analysis by UNICEF HQ
Paraguay20042260Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud Reproductiva 2004, Informe Resumido, p. 73.
Peru200769Presupuesto por Resultados (MEF) Línea de Base de Resultados 2008 / INEI - ENDES 2007, p. 8
Philippines200834585834DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 20
Poland
Portugal
Qatar199812483221Gulf Family Health Survey 1998, Final report, Table 14.3, p. 191
Romania20041641Reproductive Health Survey, Summary report, Table 6.4.1, pp. 45 and 55
Russian Federation
Rwanda200588699677DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 10.2, p. 134
Saint Kitts and Nevis19985624Department of Health, 1998
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe200660608818MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Saudi Arabia199631605930Gulf Family Health Survey 1996, p. 60
Senegal200534619342DHS 2005, Final Report, Table 10.2, p. 185
Serbia20051539228MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Seychelles
Sierra Leone200811738250DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 20
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands200774818467DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Tables 11.4, 11.5
Somalia20069155035MICS 2006, Final report, Tables NU.2, NU.3, pp. 80-81
South Africa20038496631DHS 2003, Final report, Table 8.2, p. 144
Spain
Sri Lanka2006-200776869283DHS 2006-07, Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 19
Sudan200634568435Sudan Household Health Survey 2006, Final report, Table 5.2, p. 65
Suriname20062343915MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ July 2008
Swaziland2006-200732777831DHS 2006-07, Final report, Tables 11.2, 11.3, pp. 146-147
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic200629376416MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Tajikistan 2004-200525157534MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Tanzania, United Republic of2003-200441919155DHS 2004, Final Report, Table 11.2, p. 180
Thailand20055433219MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia19993783310MICS 1999, Final report, Table NU. 3
Timor-Leste200331827635DHS 2003, Final report (national report), Table 13.2, p. 191
Togo2008487071National survey on Nutrition, Mortality and Feeding Practice 2008, pp. 45-47
Tonga199962UNICEF, 2002, "Pacific Islands Country Profile"
Trinidad and Tobago200613433422MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Tunisia20066614815MICS 2006, Final report, Tables NU.2, NU.3, pp. 63, 65
Turkey200840715826DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 19, p. 25
Turkmenistan200511547237MICS 2005, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Tuvalu200735405451DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 9, p. 15
Uganda200660809154DHS 2006, Final report, Tables 12.2, 12.3, pp. 157, 159
Ukraine 20071855266DHS 2007, Final report, Table 10.8, p. 95
United Arab Emirates199534525029Gulf Family Health Survey 1995, Final report, Table 15.3, p. 201
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay200757354428RUANDI - MSP - UNICEF, Encuesta de lactancia, estado nutricional y alimentación complementaria, 2007, Tables 2.2 - 2.18
Uzbekistan200626457838MICS 2006, Final report, Tables 8-9, pp. 79-80
Vanuatu200740627932MICS 2007, Final report, Tables NU.2, NU.3, pp. 25, 27
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of)19987503631Encuesta Nacional de Poblacion y Vivienda 1998, Oficina Central de Estadistica e Informatica, 1998
Viet Nam200617707823MICS 2006, Re-analyzed by UNICEF HQ, May 2007
Yemen20031276Family Health Survey 2003, Table 14.2, p. 135
Zambia200761939442DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.3, p. 166
Zimbabwe2005-200622798740DHS2005-06, Final report, Tables 11.1, 11.2, pp. 150-151
Regional summary
Africa32698549
Sub-Saharan Africa31708852
Eastern and Southern Africa42728761
West and Central Africa22708845
Middle East and North Africa30607334
Asia41517353
South Asia45558775
East Asia and Pacific455426
Latin America and Caribbean41695628
CEE/CIS27535423
Industrialized countries
Developing countries37587550
Least developed countries39699167
World37577449