title: IYCF indicators on breastfeeding status
unit_of_measure: Percentage of children
linearized_input: IYCF indicators on breastfeeding status | Percentage of children | (Exclusive breastfeeding under age 6 months, 17) (Exclusive breastfeeding at age 4-5 months, 10) (Continued breastfeeding at 1 year, 84) (Introduction of solid, semisolid, or soft foods (6-8 months), 67) (Continued breastfeeding at 2 years, 35) (Age-appropriate breastfeeding (0-23 months), 52) (Predominant breastfeeding (0-5 months), 69) (Bottle feeding (0-23 months), 13)
table_text: the 2013 NDHS results for key IYCF breastfeeding practices among children under age 2 who are living with their mothers. Seventeen percent of children under age 6 months are exclusively breastfed, while only 10 percent are exclusively breastfed up to 4-5 months. Eighty-four percent continue breastfeeding at age 1, and 35 percent continue to breastfeed until age 2. Sixty-seven percent of children start receiving complementary foods at the appropriate age of 6-8 months. Fifty-two percent of children age 0-23 months are breastfed appropriately for their age (i.e., exclusive breastfeeding for children age 0-5 months and continued breastfeeding along with complementary foods for children age 6-23 months). Sixty-nine percent of children are predominantly breastfed (breast milk and only plain water or non-milk liquids such as juice, clear broth, and other liquids); 13 percent of children under age 2 are bottle fed.
target: the 2013 NDHS results for key IYCF breastfeeding practices among children under age 2 who are living with their mothers.