Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mali
Mali: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 40.4 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mali, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 40.4 % for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mali peaked at 52 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.2 %, in 2010.
That places Mali 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.1 % | — |
| 2006 | 33.4 % | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 20.2 % | -39.5% |
| 2015 | 31.5 % | +55.9% |
| 2017 | 37.3 % | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 40.2 % | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 40.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 52 % | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 47.7 % | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 49.8 % | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 40.4 % | -18.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 40.4 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 54 %, 75% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mali's 40.4 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.1 %, 76% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.25 % | 25.1 % | 33.4 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.94 % | 20.2 % | 40.5 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.48 % | 40.4 % | 52 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 27 Mauritania 40.9 % compare
- 28 Tajikistan 40.8 % compare
- 29 Cuba 40.6 % compare
- 31 Egypt 40.2 % compare
- 32 Cameroon 39.4 % compare
- 33 Central African Republic 36.2 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (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 Mali?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mali was 40.4 % in 2024, 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 52 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 % in 2010.
- How does Mali rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Mali ranks 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.