4. Breastfeeding: empowerment of all women to breastfeed their children exclusively for four to six months and to continue breastfeeding, with complementary food, well into the second year of life

Progress made: Exclusive breastfeeding of infants 0-3 months increased by 10%.

42% of all infants (0-3 months)

46% of all infants (0-3 months)

Complementary feeding between age 6 and 9 months has also increased from 43% to 49%. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has been implemented in over 15,000 hospitals in 136 countries. Continued breastfeeding levels remain relatively high at one year of age (81%), but only half of all children are breastfeeding by their second birthday.