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Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months)

Exclusive breastfeeding refers to the percentage of children less than six months old who are fed breast milk alone (no other liquids) in the past 24 hours.

wb-indicators:SH.STA.BFED.ZS

Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
109 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SH.STA.BFED.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Exclusive breastfeeding (% of children under 6 months) carries observations for 109 countries and areas:

Africa Eastern and Southern · Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · Armenia · Burundi · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Belarus · Belize · Bolivia · Bhutan · Botswana · Central African Republic · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Algeria · Early-demographic dividend · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Ethiopia · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Guatemala · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Haiti · IDA total · IDA blend · Indonesia · IDA only · India · Iraq · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kyrgyz Republic · Kiribati · Lao PDR · Liberia · Least developed countries: UN classification · Sri Lanka · Lesotho · Morocco · Madagascar · Maldives · Mexico · Marshall Islands · North Macedonia · Mali · Myanmar · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mauritania · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Niger · Nigeria · Nepal · Oman · Pakistan · Peru · Philippines · Papua New Guinea · Pre-demographic dividend · Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Rwanda · South Asia · Senegal · Solomon Islands · Sierra Leone · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · Sub-Saharan Africa · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Syrian Arab Republic · Chad · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Timor-Leste · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tanzania · Uganda · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · Low income · Lower middle income · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe