THE LATEST BREASTFEEDING STATISTICS AND FACTS

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1. Over 820,000 child lives could be saved every year if all children 0-23 months were optimally breastfed.

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2. Near universal levels of breastfeeding could prevent 20,000 annual deaths from breast cancer.

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5. Rwanda has the highest rate of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months with 84%, 400 times higher than the United States.

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6. The percentage of Southern California infants who received any breastfeeding at 6 months decreased from 48.69% before COVID-19 to 38.62% after COVID-19.

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See all of the statistics and facts at loveloveloveblog.com.

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