Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 53.3 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Bangladesh, 2004–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 53.3 % for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in 2022.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Bangladesh peaked at 65 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.2 %, in 2006.
Bangladesh ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38.9 % | — |
| 2006 | 37.2 % | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 42.9 % | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 64.1 % | +49.4% |
| 2013 | 55.9 % | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 55.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 65 % | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 62.6 % | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 53.3 % | -14.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 53.3 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.9 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.67 % | 37.2 % | 42.9 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.58 % | 55.3 % | 65 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.3 % | 53.3 % | 53.3 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Bangladesh?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Bangladesh was 53.3 % in 2022, 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 65 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2 % in 2006.
- How does Bangladesh rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.