Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Chad
Chad: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 7.4 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Chad, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Chad stood at 7.4 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.7% on the previous year and up 131.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Chad peaked at 16.2 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1 %, in 2015.
Chad ranks 43rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1 % | — |
| 2004 | 2 % | -80.2% |
| 2010 | 3.2 % | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 % | -96.9% |
| 2019 | 16.2 % | +16100.0% |
| 2020 | 15 % | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 7.4 % | -50.7% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 7.4 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 54 %, 14% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Chad's 7.4 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.1 %, 14% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.05 % | 2 % | 10.1 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.5 % | 0.1 % | 16.2 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.2 % | 7.4 % | 15 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3634 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 371.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7243 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Chad?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Chad was 7.4 % 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 % in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Chad ranks 43rd out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.