Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 58.8 % in 2019. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Ethiopia, 2000–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 58.8 % for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Ethiopia peaked at 58.8 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.8 %, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 11th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.1 % | — |
| 2005 | 48.8 % | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 52 % | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 56.5 % | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 58.8 % | +4.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 58.8 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 54 %, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 58.8 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.1 %, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.45 % | 48.8 % | 54.1 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.77 % | 52 % | 58.8 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 8 Lesotho 60.7 % compare
- 9 Kenya 59.7 % compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 59.3 % compare
- 12 Nepal 56.4 % compare
- 13 Mozambique 55.5 % compare
- 14 Madagascar 54.4 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Ethiopia?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Ethiopia was 58.8 % in 2019, 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8 % in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.