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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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion*." Chart. June 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of Infants Who Were Ever Breastfed in India in 2014, by Religion*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion* [Graph], Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/