Exclusive breastfeeding by country

• 65highest: Uganda (2016)
• 10lowest: Yemen (2013)
• 39countries we cover with a value

In % of babies under 6 months. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: UNICEF Data, Exclusive breastfeeding (% of babies under 6 months). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

1. 1UgandaAfrica · 201665
2. 2TanzaniaAfrica · 202264
3. 3ZambiaAfrica · 202464
4. 4MalawiAfrica · 202064
5. 5IndiaAPAC · 202064
6. 6AfghanistanAPAC · 202263
7. 7KenyaAfrica · 202260
8. 8EthiopiaAfrica · 201959
9. 9NepalAPAC · 202256
10. 10MozambiqueAfrica · 202256
11. 11SudanAfrica · 201455
12. 12BangladeshAPAC · 202253
13. 13GhanaAfrica · 202253
14. 14DR CongoAfrica · 202352
15. 15Burkina FasoAfrica · 202151
16. 16MyanmarAPAC · 201651
17. 17IndonesiaAPAC · 201751
18. 18PakistanAPAC · 201847
19. 19BrazilLatin America · 201946
20. 20QatarMiddle East · 202345
21. 21PhilippinesAPAC · 202241
22. 22MaliAfrica · 202440
23. 23MalaysiaAPAC · 201640
24. 24EgyptAfrica · 202140
25. 25HaitiLatin America · 201740
26. 26PalestineMiddle East · 202039
27. 27ChinaAPAC · 201735
28. 28MoroccoAfrica · 201735
29. 29MexicoLatin America · 202335
30. 30South AfricaAfrica · 201632
31. 31NigeriaAfrica · 202429
32. 32ThailandAPAC · 202229
33. 33SyriaMiddle East · 201929
34. 34IraqMiddle East · 201826
35. 35USNorth America · 201826
36. 36NigerAfrica · 202225
37. 37JordanMiddle East · 202324
38. 38LebanonMiddle East · 202323
39. 39YemenMiddle East · 201310

Source: UNICEF Data, Exclusive breastfeeding (% of babies under 6 months), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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