Dataset

Africa Exclusive Breastfeeding Prevalence Geospatial Estimates 2000-2017

Infant and Child HealthAfricaInstitute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

Dataset Objective

To estimate exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among infants under 6 months of age in 49 African countries.

Context

Data covers the period 2000-2017.

What is included

Dataset consists of mean, lower and upper estimates of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) prevalence for each country at the zero, first, and second administrative divisions.

Collection Methods

Estimates were produced from 188 household surveys that had complete records of questions relating to infant feeding and geographical information.