Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 51.1 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia stood at 51.1 %.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia peaked at 65.7 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46 %, in 2013.
Mongolia ranks 20th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.8 % | — |
| 2005 | 56.7 % | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 65.7 % | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 46 % | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 59.2 % | +28.7% |
| 2018 | 50.2 % | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 58 % | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 51.1 % | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.25 % | 47.8 % | 56.7 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.28 % | 46 % | 65.7 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 54.55 % | 51.1 % | 58 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 17 Bangladesh 53.3 % compare
- 18 Ghana 52.6 % compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 51.3 % compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 50.9 % compare
- 22 Cambodia 50.3 % compare
- 23 Benin 44.9 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (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 Mongolia?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mongolia was 51.1 % in 2023, 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 % in 2013.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Mongolia ranks 20th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.