Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 51.1 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia is 51.1 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia peaked at 65.7 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46 %, in 2013.
Mongolia ranks 20th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.8 % | — |
| 2005 | 56.7 % | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 65.7 % | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 46 % | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 59.2 % | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 50.2 % | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 58 % | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 51.1 % | -11.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 51.1 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.6 %, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.25 % | 47.8 % | 56.7 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.28 % | 46 % | 65.7 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 54.55 % | 51.1 % | 58 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 17 Bangladesh 53.3 % compare
- 18 Ghana 52.6 % compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 51.3 % compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 50.9 % compare
- 22 Cambodia 50.3 % compare
- 23 Guinea 43.7 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia was 51.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 % in 2013.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Mongolia ranks 20th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age (percent) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.