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Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, 2024 compilation

Name: Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, 2024 compilation
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Each country’s newest reading as of 2024; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten

Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, 2024 compilation covers 136 countries. Burundi is highest, at 83.300; Chad is lowest, at 7.353. The middle country reads 42.985. 18 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.

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Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months · Latest available · compiled 2024

HighestBurundi

83.300

LowestChad

7.353

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

136countries
1measure
2024compiled · readings from many years
136distinct values4 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, 2024 compilation, as published. UNICEF ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, 2024 compilation: every country, as published by UNICEF.
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa · 2024 reading	2024	83.300
2	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia · 2016 reading	2016	80.929
3	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa · 2020 reading	2020	80.896
4	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia · 2015 reading	2015	76.200
5	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia · 2023 reading	2023	75.942
6	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia · 2017 reading	2017	71.400
7	Peru`PER`South America · 2024 reading	2024	70.087
8	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia · 2023 reading	2023	69.400
9	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa · 2010 reading, too old to compare	2010	68.700
10	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa · 2016 reading	2016	65.463
11	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia · 2020 reading	2020	64.975
12	Togo`TGO`Western Africa · 2017 reading	2017	64.330
13	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa · 2022 reading	2022	64.300
14	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa · 2024 reading	2024	64.100
15	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa · 2020 reading	2020	64.053
16	India`IND`Southern Asia · 2020 reading	2020	63.689
17	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia · 2018 reading	2018	63.585
18	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia · 2022 reading	2022	63.272
19	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa · 2019 reading	2019	63.055
20	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia · 2017 reading	2017	63.033
21	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa · 2024 reading	2024	60.744
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa · 2022 reading	2022	59.712
23	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia · 2017 reading	2017	59.681
24	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa · 2019 reading	2019	59.349
25	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa · 2019 reading	2019	58.814
26	Guatemala`GTM`Central America · 2021 reading	2021	58.500
27	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia · 2019 reading	2019	56.477
28	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia · 2022 reading	2022	56.399
29	Bolivia`BOL`South America · 2016 reading	2016	55.658
30	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa · 2022 reading	2022	55.501
31	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa · 2019 reading	2019	55.228
32	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa · 2014 reading	2014	54.595
33	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa · 2021 reading	2021	54.413
34	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa · 2021 reading	2021	54.005
35	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa · 2020 reading	2020	53.635
36	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia · 2022 reading	2022	53.286
37	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia · 2023 reading	2023	52.778
38	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa · 2022 reading	2022	52.585
39	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa · 2023 reading	2023	52.260
40	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia · 2019 reading	2019	51.740
41	Uruguay`URY`South America · 2023 reading	2023	51.342
42	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa · 2021 reading	2021	51.258
43	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	2016	51.238
44	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia · 2023 reading	2023	51.100
45	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa · 2021 reading	2021	50.888
46	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia · 2017 reading	2017	50.673
47	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia · 2023 reading	2023	50.319
48	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia · 2021 reading	2021	50.294
49	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa · 2013 reading, too old to compare	2013	48.325
50	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia · 2018 reading	2018	47.839
51	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia · 2017 reading	2017	47.400
52	Brazil`BRA`South America · 2019 reading	2019	45.800
53	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia · 2020 reading	2020	45.429
54	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia · 2023 reading	2023	45.375
55	El Salvador`SLV`Central America · 2021 reading	2021	45.300
56	Benin`BEN`Western Africa · 2021 reading	2021	44.947
57	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa · 2010 reading, too old to compare	2010	44.538
58	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia · 2016 reading	2016	44.490
59	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia · 2023 reading	2023	44.255
60	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia · 2019 reading	2019	43.796
61	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa · 2022 reading	2022	43.700
62	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia · 2017 reading	2017	43.117
63	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia · 2021 reading	2021	42.853
64	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa · 2024 reading	2024	42.400
65	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa · 2018 reading	2018	41.800
66	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa · 2020 reading	2020	40.899
67	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia · 2022 reading	2022	40.897
68	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia · 2023 reading	2023	40.785
69	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia · 2018 reading	2018	40.700
70	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean · 2019 reading	2019	40.553
71	Mali`MLI`Western Africa · 2024 reading	2024	40.399
72	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia · 2016 reading	2016	40.300
73	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa · 2021 reading	2021	40.200
74	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean · 2017 reading	2017	39.875
75	Ecuador`ECU`South America · 2004 reading, too old to compare	2004	39.600
76	Tonga`TON`Polynesia · 2019 reading	2019	39.575
77	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa · 2018 reading	2018	39.413
78	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia · 2020 reading	2020	38.896
79	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia · 2015 reading	2015	37.772
80	Colombia`COL`South America · 2016 reading	2016	36.673
81	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe · 2017 reading	2017	36.539
82	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading, too old to compare	2012	36.370
83	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa · 2019 reading	2019	36.152
84	China`CHN`Eastern Asia · 2017 reading	2017	35.100
85	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa · 2017 reading	2017	35.000
86	Mexico`MEX`Central America · 2023 reading	2023	34.998
87	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa · 2023 reading	2023	34.404
88	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa · 2021 reading	2021	33.964
89	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa · 2018 reading	2018	33.700
90	Belize`BLZ`Central America · 2015 reading	2015	33.165
91	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean · 2022 reading	2022	32.993
92	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa · 2014 reading	2014	32.855
93	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa · 2023 reading	2023	32.700
94	Argentina`ARG`South America · 2011 reading, too old to compare	2011	31.952
95	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America · 2012 reading, too old to compare	2012	31.700
96	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa · 2016 reading	2016	31.615
97	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean · 2022 reading	2022	30.451
98	Honduras`HND`Central America · 2019 reading	2019	30.222
99	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa · 2017 reading	2017	29.994
100	Paraguay`PRY`South America · 2016 reading	2016	29.594
101	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa · 2024 reading	2024	28.778
102	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa · 2019 reading	2019	28.632
103	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia · 2022 reading	2022	28.575
104	Guyana`GUY`South America · 2019 reading	2019	28.543
105	Syria`SYR`Western Asia · 2019 reading	2019	28.500
106	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe · 2019 reading	2019	27.519
107	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia · 2018 reading	2018	25.822
108	United States`USA`Northern America · 2018 reading	2018	25.799
109	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America · 2018 reading	2018	25.289
110	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia · 2021 reading	2021	25.204
111	Niger`NER`Western Africa · 2022 reading	2022	24.507
112	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia · 2023 reading	2023	23.910
113	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe · 2019 reading	2019	23.632
114	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe · 1996 reading, too old to compare	1996	23.500
115	Oman`OMN`Western Asia · 2017 reading	2017	23.200
116	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia · 2023 reading	2023	22.700
117	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa · 2022 reading	2022	22.573
118	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe · 2019 reading	2019	21.704
119	Panama`PAN`Central America · 2013 reading, too old to compare	2013	21.460
120	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia · 2018 reading	2018	20.375
121	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe · 2012 reading, too old to compare	2012	19.729
122	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean · 2012 reading, too old to compare	2012	19.697
123	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe · 2018 reading	2018	19.517
124	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa · 2020 reading	2020	19.359
125	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia · 2023 reading	2023	18.420
126	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe · 2012 reading, too old to compare	2012	18.189
127	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa · 2023 reading	2023	17.817
128	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean · 2019 reading	2019	15.844
129	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe · 2004 reading, too old to compare	2004	15.800
130	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa · 2012 reading, too old to compare	2012	12.400
131	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia · 2013 reading, too old to compare	2013	9.700
132	Suriname`SUR`South America · 2018 reading	2018	8.916
133	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa · 2011 reading, too old to compare	2011	7.400
134	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa · 2022 reading	2022	7.353
135	Venezuela`VEN`South America · 1998 reading, too old to compare	1998	7.100
136	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean · 2012 reading, too old to compare	2012	3.497

02In Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, 2024 compilation

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline. Readings too old to compare take no part.

Highest

1Burundi83.300
2Sri Lanka80.929
3Rwanda80.896
4Solomon Islands76.200
5Vanuatu75.942

Lowest

134Chad7.353
132Suriname8.916
128Dominican Republic15.844
127Tunisia17.817
125Azerbaijan18.420

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 42.985. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Every one of the 136 countries has every column.

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