Table 1 Distribution of breastfeeding practices and infant mortality rate in SSA countries; DHS 2008–2017
Country | Study year | Sample size (n) | Median months of breastfeeding (IQR) | Child put to breast within 1 h after delivery (%) | Infant mortality/1000 live births (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angola | 2015/16 | 14,322 | 9.0 (11) | 48.3 | 44 (39, 50) |
Benin | 2012 | 13,407 | 11.0 (12) | 50.4 | 42 (38, 46) |
Burkina-Faso | 2010 | 15,044 | 12.0 (13) | 42.1 | 65 (60, 70) |
Burundi | 2016/17 | 13,192 | 13.0 (13) | 85.0 | 47 (42, 52) |
Cameroon | 2011 | 11,732 | 14.0 (9) | 39.8 | 62 (56, 68) |
Chad | 2014/15 | 18,623 | 10.0 (12) | 23.0 | 72 (66, 78) |
Comoros | 2012 | 3149 | 9.0 (11) | 33.7 | 36 (27, 45) |
Congo | 2011/12 | 9329 | 8.0 (9) | 23.8 | 39 (33, 46) |
Cote d’Ivoire | 2011/12 | 7776 | 10.0 (10) | 30.8 | 68 (59, 77) |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 2013/14 | 18,716 | 11.0 (12) | 51.9 | 58 (53, 63) |
Ethiopia | 2016 | 10,641 | 12.0 (14) | 73.3 | 48 (41, 55) |
Gambia | 2013 | 8088 | 10.0 (10) | 51.5 | 34 (28, 40) |
Gabon | 2012 | 6067 | 7.0 (8) | 32.3 | 43 (35, 50) |
Ghana | 2014 | 5884 | 11.0 (12) | 55.6 | 41 (34, 48) |
Guinea | 2012 | 7039 | 12.0 (12) | 16.6 | 67 (58, 75) |
Kenya | 2014 | 20,964 | 15.0 (14) | 62.2 | 39 (35, 43) |
Lesotho | 2014 | 3138 | 10.0 (11) | 65.3 | 59 (49, 70) |
Liberia | 2013 | 7606 | 10.0 (11) | 61.2 | 54 (46, 61) |
Madagascar | 2008/09 | 12,448 | 16.0 (13) | 70.7 | 48 (43, 53) |
Malawi | 2015/16 | 17,286 | 12.0 (12) | 76.3 | 42 (38, 46) |
Mali | 2012/13 | 10,326 | 11.0 (13) | 57.8 | 56 (49, 63) |
Mozambique | 2011 | 11,102 | 10.0 (11) | 76.7 | 64 (58, 71) |
Namibia | 2013 | 5046 | 8.0 (10) | 71.2 | 39 (32, 46) |
Niger | 2012 | 12,558 | 10.0 (10) | 52.9 | 51 (45, 56) |
Nigeria | 2013 | 31,482 | 9.0 (10) | 33.2 | 69 (64, 73) |
Rwanda | 2014/15 | 7856 | 14.0 (16) | 80.5 | 32 (28, 37) |
Sao Tome & Principe | 2008/09 | 1931 | 15.0 (9) | 42.9 | 38 (28, 48) |
Senegal | 2017 | 12,185 | 10.0 (11) | 33.6 | 42 (37, 46) |
Sierra Leone | 2013 | 11,938 | 10.0 (11) | 53.8 | 92 (85, 100) |
South Africa | 2016 | 3548 | 9.0 (13) | 67.3 | 35 (26, 44) |
Tanzania | 2015/16 | 10,233 | 10.0 (11) | 51.2 | 43 (38, 48) |
Togo | 2013/14 | 6979 | 12.0 (12) | 60.6 | 49 (42, 55) |
Uganda | 2016 | 15,522 | 10.0 (11) | 66.1 | 43 (39, 47) |
Zambia | 2013/14 | 13,457 | 18.0 (9) | 65.8 | 45 (40, 49) |
Zimbabwe | 2015 | 6132 | 9.0 (10) | 57.6 | 50 (44, 56) |