World Bank · Health
Egypt: Exclusive breastfeeding
39.54percent · 2014
Exclusive breastfeeding refers to the percentage of children less than six months old who are fed breast milk alone (no other liquids) in the past 24 hours. Annual figures for Egypt from 1993 to 2014.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39.537 | |
| 2008 | 52.829 | |
| 2005 | 41.127 | |
| 2003 | 30.4 | |
| 2000 | 56.058 | |
| 1996 | 56.3 | |
| 1993 | 61.4 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by UNICEF, Demographic & Health Surveys. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
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- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Iraq
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
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- Kenya
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- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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- Lao People's Democratic Republic
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- Liberia
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- Malawi
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- Marshall Islands
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- Mauritius
- Mexico
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- Mozambique
- Myanmar
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- Nepal
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- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
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- Paraguay
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- Philippines
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- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
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- South Sudan
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- Tanzania, United Republic of
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