Table 1 Prevalence estimates for breastfeeding indicators, by subregion and age group
Region | Breastfeeding indicator estimates (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subregion | Infants <6 months of age | Infants 6–11 months of age | Children 12–23 months of age | ||||
Exclusive | Partial | No | Continued | No | Continued | No | |
Africa | 24.9 | 71.2 | 3.9 | 91.8 | 8.2 | 69.9 | 30.1 |
Eastern | 41.4 | 56.1 | 2.4 | 95.1 | 4.9 | 75.6 | 24.4 |
Middle | 19.4 | 79.6 | 1.0 | 96.6 | 3.4 | 76.8 | 23.2 |
Northern | 36.5 | 53.9 | 9.6 | 77.7 | 22.3 | 49.6 | 50.4 |
Southern | 8.2 | 75.7 | 16.0 | 70.4 | 29.6 | 46.7 | 53.3 |
Western | 6.1 | 92.1 | 1.8 | 96.8 | 3.2 | 74.9 | 25.1 |
Asia (excluding Japan) | 44.9 | 50.7 | 4.5 | 87.5 | 12.5 | 72.4 | 27.6 |
Eastern | 58.6 | 36.3 | 5.1 | 85.7 | 14.3 | NDa | ND |
South-Central | 42.1 | 55.3 | 2.6 | 93.3 | 6.7 | 78.8 | 21.2 |
South-Eastern | 37.5 | 55.0 | 7.5 | 76.7 | 23.3 | 61.7 | 38.3 |
Western | 17.7 | 72.0 | 10.3 | 71.3 | 28.7 | 37.3 | 62.7 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 30.8 | 51.2 | 18.0 | 59.9 | 40.1 | 36.5 | 63.5 |
Caribbean | 25.8 | 63.8 | 10.4 | 64.6 | 35.4 | 34.2 | 65.8 |
Central America | 23.4 | 55.0 | 21.6 | 60.2 | 39.8 | 37.0 | 63.0 |
South America | 35.1 | 48.0 | 16.9 | 59.3 | 40.7 | 36.4 | 63.6 |
Developing countries b | 38.7 | 55.7 | 5.6 | 85.8 | 14.2 | 68.3 | 31.7 |