Table 1 Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among infants at 1, 3 and 6 months’ visit in China, 2013 to 2018^a

Total

2013

2767

581 (21.00; 19.48, 22.52)

319 (11.53; 10.34, 12.72)

90 (3.25; 2.59, 3.91)

2014

3093

854 (27.61; 26.04, 29.19)

536 (17.33; 16.00, 18.66)

159 (5.14; 4.36, 5.92)

2015

2684

834

(31.07; 29.32, 32.82)

548

(20.42; 18.89, 21.94)

157

(5.85; 4.96, 6.74)

2016

3081

927

(30.09; 28.47, 31.71)

678

(22.01; 20.54, 23.47)

221

(7.17; 6.26, 8.08)

2017

2164

691

(31.93; 29.97, 33.90)

484

(22.37; 20.61, 24.12)

185

(8.55; 7.37, 9.73)

2018

1628

680

(41.77; 39.37, 44.16)

507

(31.14; 28.89, 33.39)

171

(10.50; 9.01, 11.99)

APC

–

11.60 (6.63, 16.81)

18.05 (11.47, 25.03)

24.22 (19.12, 29.54)

Urban

2013

1577

287

(18.20; 16.29, 20.10)

165

(10.46; 8.95, 11.97)

37

(2.35; 1.60, 3.09)

2014

1836

516

(28.10; 26.05, 30.16)

330

(17.97; 16.22, 19.73)

101

(5.50; 4.46, 6.54)

2015

1653

490

(29.64; 27.44, 31.84)

323

(19.54; 17.63, 21.45)

93

(5.63; 4.52, 6.74)

2016

2025

546

(26.96; 25.03, 28.90)

424

(20.94; 19.17, 22.71)

132

(6.52; 5.44, 7.59)

2017

1372

399

(29.08; 26.68, 31.48)

287

(20.92; 18.77, 23.07)

125

(9.11; 7.59, 10.63)

2018

1100

452

(41.09; 38.18, 44.00)

365

(33.18; 30.40, 35.96)

109

(9.91; 8.14, 11.67)

APC

–

12.36 (4.30, 21.05)

19.70 (10.35, 29.85)

28.82 (15.93, 43.15)

Rural

2013

1190

294

(24.71; 22.26, 27.16)

154

(12.94; 11.03, 14.85)

53

(4.45; 3.28, 5.63)

2014

1257

338

(26.89; 24.44, 29.34)

206

(16.39; 14.34, 18.43)

58

(4.61; 3.45, 5.77)

2015

1031

344

(33.37; 30.49, 36.24)

225

(21.82; 19.30, 24.34)

64

(6.21; 4.73, 7.68)

2016

1056

381

(36.08; 33.18, 38.98)

254

(24.05; 21.48, 26.63)

89

(8.43; 6.75, 10.10)

2017

792

292

(36.87; 33.51, 40.23)

197

(24.87; 21.86, 27.88)

60

(7.58; 5.73, 9.42)

2018

528

228

(43.18; 38.96, 47.41)

142

(26.89; 23.11, 30.68)

62

(11.74; 9.00, 14.49)

APC

–

11.52 (8.91, 14.20)

15.38 (9.83, 21.20)

20.89 (13.95, 28.26)

East

2013

1274

259

(20.33; 18.12, 22.54)

178

(13.97; 12.07, 15.88)

65

(5.10; 3.89, 6.31)

2014

1549

486

(31.38; 29.06, 33.69)

337

(21.76; 19.70, 23.81)

112

(7.23; 5.94, 8.52)

2015

1241

419

(33.76; 31.13, 36.39)

276

(22.24; 19.93, 24.55)

100

(8.06; 6.54, 9.57)

2016

1499

521

(34.76; 32.35, 37.17)

385

(25.68; 23.47, 27.90)

142

(9.47; 7.99, 10.96)

2017

1073

388

(36.16; 33.29, 39.04)

279

(26.00; 23.38, 28.63)

118

(11.00; 9.13, 12.87)

2018

760

304

(40.00; 36.52, 43.48)

249

(32.76; 29.43, 36.10)

88

(11.58; 9.30, 13.85)

APC

–

11.59 (4.88, 18.73)

15.16 (8.92, 21.75)

17.07 (12.58, 21.74)

Central

2013

676

102

(15.09; 12.39, 17.79)

41

(6.07; 4.27, 7.86)

8

(1.18; 0.37, 2.00)

2014

760

171

(22.50; 19.53, 25.47)

98

(12.89; 10.51, 15.28)

30

(3.95; 2.56, 5.33)

2015

855

236

(27.70; 24.69, 30.70)

159

(18.66; 16.05, 21.28)

32

(3.76; 2.48, 5.03)

2016

906

245

(27.04; 24.15, 29.93)

178

(19.65; 17.06, 22.23)

57

(6.29; 4.71, 7.87)

2017

562

165

(29.36; 25.59, 33.12)

108

(19.22; 15.96, 22.47)

43

(7.65; 5.45, 9.85)

2018

520

263

(50.58; 46.28, 54.87)

178

(34.23; 30.15, 38.31)

65

(12.50; 9.66, 15.34)

APC

–

21.53 (12.54, 31.24)

32.71 (17.75, 49.57)

50.43 (31.07, 72.65)

West

2013

817

220

(26.93; 23.89, 29.97)

100

(12.24; 9.99, 14.49)

17

(2.08; 1.10, 3.06)

2014

784

197

(25.13; 22.09, 28.16)

101

(12.88; 10.54, 15.23)

17

(2.17; 1.15, 3.19)

2015

591

179

(30.29; 26.58, 33.99)

113

(19.12; 15.95, 22.29)

25

(4.23; 2.61, 5.85)

2016

676

161

(23.82; 20.61, 27.03)

115

(17.01; 14.18, 19.84)

22

(3.25; 1.92, 4.59)

2017

529

138

(26.09; 22.35, 29.83)

97

(18.34; 15.04, 21.63)

24

(4.54; 2.76, 6.31)

2018

348

113

(32.47; 27.55, 37.39)

80

(22.99; 18.57, 27.41)

18

(5.17; 2.85, 7.50)

APC

–

2.34 (−3.34, 8.34)

12.41 (6.45, 18.70)

20.43 (10.08, 31.75)