This statistic presents the results of a survey among households across India about the share of infants who were ever breastfed in 2013-14, based on age. For instance, about 97 percent of babies who were less than six months old were breastfed during the survey period, while the share decreased to 95 percent among infants between 12 and 23 months old.
Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by age*
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by age* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682205/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-age-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by age*." Chart. June 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682205/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-age-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by age*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682205/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-age-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of Infants Who Were Ever Breastfed in India in 2014, by Age*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682205/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-age-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by age* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682205/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-age-in-india/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by age* [Graph], Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682205/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-age-in-india/