Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mozambique
Mozambique: Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age was 55.5 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mozambique, 2003–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 55.5 % for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mozambique peaked at 55.5 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.7 %, in 2003.
That places Mozambique 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.7 % | — |
| 2008 | 36.7 % | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 40 % | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 41 % | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 55.5 % | +35.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 55.5 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 54 %, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 55.5 % 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 | 32.7 % | 28.7 % | 36.7 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.5 % | 40 % | 41 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 55.5 % | 55.5 % | 55.5 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mozambique?
- Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age in Mozambique was 55.5 % 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7 % in 2003.
- How does Mozambique rank for prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age?
- Mozambique ranks 13th out of 43 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0-5 months of age rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.