Abbreviated Name:
Exclusive breastfeeding rate
Indicator Name:
Exclusive breastfeeding rate 0-5 months of age
Domain:
Health determinants and risks / Risk factors
Related Terms:
Children ever breastfed - continued breastfeeding at 1 year - Continued breastfeeding at 2 years - Duration of breastfeeding - Early initiation of breastfeeding - Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months - Nutrition
Definition:
Proportion of infants 0–5 months of age (0 to < 6 months) who are fed exclusively with breast milk.
Measurment Method:
Percentage of infants 0–5 months of age who are fed exclusively with breast milk = (Infants 0–5 months of age who received only breast milk during the previous day/Infants 0–5 months of age) x 100 . Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) include questions on liquids and foods given the previous day, and number of milk feeds the previous day, to learn if the child is being exclusively breastfed.
Numerator:
Number of infants 0−5 months of age who are exclusively breastfed.
Denominator
Total number of infants 0−5 months of age surveyed.
Estimation method:
WHO and UNICEF jointly collect data on infant and young child feeding, pooling information from national surveys. The WHO Programme of Nutrition, Physical Activity adn Obesity, at the Regional Office for Europe compiles country information on exclusive breastfeeding independently. Note, many developed country data refer to exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months, which provides lower estimates than the standard measure of exclusive breastfeeding averaged over the first six months. The two sources have been combined to display all available data on exclusive breastfeeding.
Disaggregation:
Administrative regions, health regions, location (urban/rural), gender
Primary data sources:
Household surveys
Specific population surveys
Surveillance systems; All references to Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)
Specific population surveys
Surveillance systems; All references to Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of the United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)
Alternate data sources:
Facility registration system
Measurment frequency:
Every 3-5 years
