India - breastfeeding among infants by religion 2014

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 religion. For instance, about 95 percent of babies in Christian households were breastfed during the survey period, while this share decreased to 84 percent among infants in Jain households.

Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion*

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Release date

June 2016

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Region

India

Survey time period

November 2013 to May 2014

Number of respondents

105,483 respondents

Special properties

Among rural and urban households across 28 states

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* According to the source, these figures are for 35,947 children between zero and 23 months old and are based on the religion of the head of the household.
** Based on 25-49 un-weighted cases.

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