Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Gambia
Gambia: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 53.6 % in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Gambia stood at 53.6 %. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Gambia peaked at 53.6 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.6 %, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 16th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6 % | — |
| 2006 | 39.7 % | +61.4% |
| 2010 | 33.2 % | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 46.8 % | +41.0% |
| 2018 | 53.3 % | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 53.6 % | +0.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 53.6 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 54 %, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 53.6 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.1 %, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.15 % | 24.6 % | 39.7 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.43 % | 33.2 % | 53.3 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.6 % | 53.6 % | 53.6 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 13 Mozambique 55.5 % compare
- 14 Madagascar 54.4 % compare
- 15 Eswatini 54 % compare
- 17 Bangladesh 53.3 % compare
- 18 Ghana 52.6 % compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 51.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Gambia?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Gambia was 53.6 % in 2020, 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6 % in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Gambia ranks 16th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.