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Continued Breastfeeding (12-15 months)

Percentage of children 12–15 months of age who were fed with breast milk during the previous day.
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Alternate (Display) Name

Continued Breastfeeding at 1 year

Numerator Definition

Children 12-15 months of age who were fed breast milk during the previous day​

Denominator Definition

​Children 12-15 months of age ​

Additional Details

This indicator has been replaced with the new indicator – Continued breastfeeding among children 12-23 months of age. It is recommended that this new indicator be disaggregated and reported for the age-groups of 12-15months, 16-19months and 20-23months.

Population used for aggregation

Children 0 Years (Births)

Aggregation method

Crude Country Weighted Aggregation

Is SOWC: No
Is Emergency Indicator: No
Custodian: Division of Analysis, Planning & Monitoring, UNICEF

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