Breastfeeding of infants in the first year of life
The number of infants breastfed aged three months to one year can be determined from these Ministry of Health of Russia data and Rosstat calculations. Table rows are categorized by child age and calculation method, providing both the number of children in thousands of people and their percentage share of the total population at that age. Indicators are presented annually for the period 1995–2024
Chart of the number of children breastfed aged 3 months to 1 year from 1995 to 2024, thousand people and percent
- from 3 months to 6 months — thousand persons
- from 3 months to 6 months — % of children reaching age 1 in the reporting year
- from 6 months to 1 year — thousand persons
- from 6 months to 1 year — % of children reaching age 1 in the reporting year
See also
- Incidence in Russia by year long time series by year
- Infant mortality in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of doctors in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of hospital beds in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of hospitals in Russia by year long time series by year
- Сколько врачей в России: 749,9 тыс. в 2024 году, по годам indicator breakdown
- Заболеваемость в России по годам: статистика 2000–2024 indicator breakdown
- Алкоголизм в России по годам: статистика 2010–2025 indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
4 series are published here, from 1995 to 2024, 21 reporting periods. 84 values in total.
“from 3 months to 6 months — thousand persons” declined by 10% between 1995 and 2024, from 570 to 513. The highest value in the series is 758 in 2016.
All table numbers are series: 4
| Series | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| от 3 месяцев до 6 месяцев — тыс. человек | 569,80 | 464,80 | 544,70 | 558,80 | 612,00 | 635,00 | 647,90 | 668,70 | 682,50 | 726,70 | 732,50 | 750,90 | 757,80 | 737,10 | 690,40 | 633,60 | 596,60 | 570,80 | 564,50 | 510,90 | 512,90 |
| от 3 месяцев до 6 месяцев — в процентах от числа детей, достигших в отчетном году 1 года | 45,10 | 42,30 | 40,10 | 40,30 | 40,80 | 40,00 | 39,90 | 40,50 | 41,20 | 42,10 | 42,00 | 42,50 | 43,40 | 43,20 | 44,40 | 43,60 | 43,90 | 43,90 | 44,50 | 43,70 | 44,40 |
| от 6 месяцев до 1 года — тыс. человек | 411,30 | 324,00 | 487,50 | 537,50 | 589,60 | 634,20 | 655,50 | 671,90 | 672,40 | 703,10 | 716,10 | 708,10 | 719,30 | 689,40 | 627,20 | 585,60 | 532,80 | 502,20 | 477,50 | 447,50 | 443,40 |
| от 6 месяцев до 1 года — в процентах от числа детей, достигших в отчетном году 1 года | 32,50 | 29,50 | 35,90 | 38,70 | 39,30 | 40,00 | 40,40 | 40,70 | 40,60 | 40,70 | 41,10 | 40,10 | 41,20 | 40,40 | 40,30 | 40,30 | 39,20 | 38,60 | 37,60 | 38,20 | 38,40 |
How to read this table
Different age groups are listed in separate rows to allow comparison of breastfeeding continuation from three months to six months and up to one year. In one case, absolute values in thousands of people are provided, and in the other, relative indicators in percent, which allows for a view of the overall prevalence of the practice
What is visible in these numbers
“from 3 months to 6 months — thousand persons” leads the table with 513, “from 6 months to 1 year — % of children reaching age 1 in the reporting year” closes it with 38.4. The gap between them is 13.4-fold.
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Period and application
Statistics are published annually based on departmental data. Data for the period 1995–2024 will help healthcare professionals and demographers assess long-term trends in maternal and child development in the country, as well as track changes in child-rearing approaches
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