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Kyrgyzstan vs Namibia: Exclusive breastfeeding rate

Kyrgyzstan
45.6%
in 2018
Namibia
48.3%
in 2013
Kyrgyzstan rank
36th
Namibia rank
33rd

Exclusive breastfeeding rate over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 48.3% against 45.6% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 72 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Exclusive breastfeeding rate
Unit
% of children under 6 months
Source
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
72 places, 509 data points, 1986–2020
Last refreshed

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.