Egypt vs Mauritania: Exclusive breastfeeding rate
Egypt
39.5%
in 2014
Mauritania
40.3%
in 2018
Egypt rank
47th
Mauritania rank
45th
Exclusive breastfeeding rate over time
- Egypt
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 40.3% against 39.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.8%.
Egypt ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 72 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exclusive breastfeeding rate, Egypt or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 40.3% against 39.5% in Egypt as of 2018.
- What is the difference in exclusive breastfeeding rate between Egypt and Mauritania?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for exclusive breastfeeding rate?
- Egypt ranks 47th and Mauritania ranks 45th of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exclusive breastfeeding rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of infants less than six months old who were fed only with breast milk in the past 24 hours. WHO and UNICEF recommend that children be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life – meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including water.