Exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months

Choropleth map of India by state: Exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months. Exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months ranges from 75% in Chhattisgarh to under 40% in Nagaland.

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Exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months ranges from 75% in Chhattisgarh to under 40% in Nagaland.
Policy implication
Exclusive breastfeeding is the single most cost-effective nutrition intervention. Gaps reflect hospital practices and marketing pressure.
NFHS-5 2019-21Healthbreastfeedinginfant nutritionhealth
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Data vintage. This map uses NFHS-5 (2019-21). NFHS-6 (2023-24) state fact sheets were released in May 2026, but they are provisional and report fewer indicators, so the figures here have not been replaced. See the newer figures for this measure in the interactive atlas.

Source: NFHS-5 (2019-21). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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