State/Region-wise Median Duration of Any Breastfeeding, Exclusive Breastfeeding and Predominant Breastfeeding Among Last-Born Children Born in Three Years Preceding Survey and Percentage of Children under Three Years Using Bottle with Nipple in India (2015-2016) | ||||
States/UTs | Median Duration (Months) of Breastfeeding Among Last-Born Children Born in the Last Three Years1 | Percentage Using a Bottle with a Nipple | ||
Any Breastfeeding | Exclusive Breastfeeding | Predominant Breastfeeding2 | ||
North | ||||
Chandigarh | ||||
Delhi | ||||
Haryana | ||||
Himachal Pradesh | ||||
Jammu and Kashmir | ||||
Punjab | ||||
Rajasthan | ||||
Uttarakhand | ||||
Central | ||||
Chhattisgarh | ||||
Madhya Pradesh | ||||
Uttar Pradesh | ||||
East | ||||
Bihar | ||||
Jharkhand | ||||
Odisha | ||||
West Bengal | ||||
Northeast | ||||
Arunachal Pradesh | ||||
Assam | ||||
Manipur | ||||
Meghalaya | ||||
Mizoram | ||||
Nagaland | ||||
Sikkim | ||||
Tripura | ||||
West | ||||
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | ||||
Daman and Diu | ||||
Goa | ||||
Gujarat | ||||
Maharashtra | ||||
South | ||||
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | ||||
Andhra Pradesh | ||||
Karnataka | ||||
Kerala | ||||
Lakshadweep | ||||
Puducherry | ||||
Tamil Nadu | ||||
Telangana | ||||
India |