This statistic presents the results of a survey among households across India about the share of infants who were ever breastfed in 2013-14, based on religion. For instance, about 95 percent of babies in Christian households were breastfed during the survey period, while this share decreased to 84 percent among infants in Jain households.
Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion*
* According to the source, these figures are for 35,947 children between zero and 23 months old and are based on the religion of the head of the household.
** Based on 25-49 un-weighted cases.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (June 20, 2016). Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion*." Chart. June 20, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). (2016). Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India). "Distribution of Infants Who Were Ever Breastfed in India in 2014, by Religion*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/
Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of infants who were ever breastfed in India in 2014, by religion* [Graph], Ministry of Women and Child Development (India), June 20, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682228/breastfeeding-among-infants-by-religion-in-india/
