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Increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed exclusively through age 6 months — MICH‑15 Data

National Status: Improving

  
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Most Recent Data:
29.8 percent (2023)

National Target:
42.4 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
24.9 percent of infants born in 2015 were breastfed exclusively through 6 months of age

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months, 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total
24.9
CI 23.8 / 26.1
SE 0.595
25.4
CI 24.1 / 26.7
SE 0.667
25.6
CI 24.3 / 26.8
SE 0.637
25.8
CI 24.8 / 26.8
SE 0.526
24.9
CI 23.9 / 26.0
SE 0.558
25.4
CI 24.3 / 26.5
SE 0.542
27.2
CI 26.2 / 28.2
SE 0.510
27.9
CI 26.9 / 28.9
SE 0.520
29.8
CI 28.7 / 31.0
SE 0.588

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Sex, 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Male
24.0
CI 22.5 / 25.5
SE 0.767
25.3
CI 23.5 / 27.2
SE 0.939
24.3
CI 22.8 / 26.0
SE 0.830
25.0
CI 23.7 / 26.5
SE 0.716
24.4
CI 22.9 / 25.9
SE 0.758
25.5
CI 24.1 / 27.0
SE 0.755
26.5
CI 25.1 / 27.8
SE 0.688
28.3
CI 26.9 / 29.7
SE 0.722
28.6
CI 27.1 / 30.2
SE 0.807
Female
26.0
CI 24.2 / 27.8
SE 0.912
25.4
CI 23.6 / 27.3
SE 0.940
26.9
CI 25.0 / 28.8
SE 0.962
26.6
CI 25.1 / 28.1
SE 0.766
25.5
CI 24.0 / 27.1
SE 0.800
25.2
CI 23.8 / 26.8
SE 0.767
27.9
CI 26.4 / 29.4
SE 0.755
27.5
CI 26.1 / 29.0
SE 0.749
31.1
CI 29.4 / 32.7
SE 0.854

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Race/Ethnicity (of child), 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
21.8
CI 14.7 / 31.1
SE 4.184
27.8
CI 17.5 / 41.1
SE 6.105
19.1
CI 13.1 / 27.0
SE 3.528
21.2
CI 14.0 / 30.7
SE 4.255
24.0
CI 16.6 / 33.2
SE 4.248
23.6
CI 16.8 / 32.2
SE 3.938
28.9
CI 21.9 / 37.0
SE 3.874
24.7
CI 18.1 / 31.4
SE 3.384
35.2
CI 27.4 / 43.0
SE 3.993
Asian only
31.7
CI 25.0 / 39.1
SE 3.608
30.7
CI 23.8 / 38.6
SE 3.797
27.0
CI 21.1 / 33.9
SE 3.255
33.3
CI 28.8 / 38.1
SE 2.379
27.9
CI 23.9 / 32.4
SE 2.177
28.4
CI 24.5 / 32.8
SE 2.123
28.1
CI 24.3 / 32.2
SE 2.028
32.7
CI 27.8 / 37.6
SE 2.496
30.5
CI 25.9 / 35.2
SE 2.365
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
25.1
CI 16.2 / 36.8
SE 5.306
19.9
CI 10.6 / 34.2
SE 5.991
39.9
CI 23.6 / 58.9
SE 9.375
32.0
CI 17.0 / 51.9
SE 9.242
19.8
CI 11.6 / 31.7
SE 5.118
31.3
CI 18.8 / 47.3
SE 7.421
30.8
CI 19.2 / 45.5
SE 6.845
23.3
CI 14.1 / 32.4
SE 4.661
34.2
CI 17.4 / 51.1
SE 8.597
Black or African American only
17.1
CI 14.5 / 20.1
SE 1.429
20.1
CI 17.3 / 23.2
SE 1.508
20.4
CI 17.5 / 23.6
SE 1.560
19.2
CI 16.9 / 21.9
SE 1.284
18.6
CI 16.2 / 21.2
SE 1.283
20.4
CI 18.1 / 22.9
SE 1.230
25.3
CI 22.8 / 28.0
SE 1.325
23.5
CI 20.9 / 26.1
SE 1.340
25.2
CI 22.4 / 28.1
SE 1.473
White only
26.7
CI 25.3 / 28.1
SE 0.709
26.5
CI 25.0 / 28.1
SE 0.807
26.8
CI 25.3 / 28.3
SE 0.743
27.4
CI 26.1 / 28.6
SE 0.644
25.9
CI 24.6 / 27.3
SE 0.699
26.6
CI 25.3 / 28.0
SE 0.686
28.1
CI 26.9 / 29.3
SE 0.635
29.0
CI 27.8 / 30.2
SE 0.633
30.4
CI 29.0 / 31.8
SE 0.715
2 or more races
21.8
CI 18.5 / 25.5
SE 1.781
22.5
CI 19.0 / 26.5
SE 1.924
25.5
CI 20.7 / 30.9
SE 2.607
22.3
CI 19.4 / 25.5
SE 1.559
27.5
CI 24.1 / 31.2
SE 1.814
23.7
CI 20.4 / 27.2
SE 1.735
22.7
CI 20.1 / 25.5
SE 1.375
25.3
CI 22.2 / 28.4
SE 1.585
31.3
CI 27.4 / 35.3
SE 2.006
Hispanic or Latino
20.9
CI 18.4 / 23.6
SE 1.326
20.4
CI 17.7 / 23.4
SE 1.470
21.5
CI 18.9 / 24.3
SE 1.370
23.3
CI 21.1 / 25.7
SE 1.187
23.5
CI 21.1 / 26.0
SE 1.255
24.3
CI 21.9 / 26.8
SE 1.258
25.9
CI 23.7 / 28.2
SE 1.165
26.6
CI 24.5 / 28.7
SE 1.069
28.0
CI 25.5 / 30.4
SE 1.264
Not Hispanic or Latino
26.4
CI 25.2 / 27.7
SE 0.647
27.3
CI 25.9 / 28.8
SE 0.715
27.0
CI 25.6 / 28.4
SE 0.706
26.7
CI 25.6 / 27.8
SE 0.567
25.5
CI 24.3 / 26.7
SE 0.604
25.8
CI 24.7 / 27.0
SE 0.569
27.7
CI 26.7 / 28.8
SE 0.537
28.5
CI 27.4 / 29.6
SE 0.582
30.7
CI 29.5 / 31.9
SE 0.635
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
35.3
CI 23.5 / 49.3
SE 6.711
26.6
CI 17.0 / 39.1
SE 5.694
21.1
CI 14.3 / 30.0
SE 4.018
22.9
CI 15.2 / 33.1
SE 4.578
23.7
CI 17.2 / 31.7
SE 3.691
23.1
CI 16.6 / 31.1
SE 3.722
23.3
CI 14.3 / 32.4
SE 4.604
28.1
CI 19.2 / 36.9
SE 4.502
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
31.8
CI 24.5 / 40.2
SE 4.036
26.8
CI 20.7 / 34.0
SE 3.399
33.3
CI 28.6 / 38.3
SE 2.466
28.5
CI 24.1 / 33.2
SE 2.312
29.1
CI 24.8 / 33.7
SE 2.267
30.2
CI 26.2 / 34.6
SE 2.171
33.2
CI 28.0 / 38.4
SE 2.639
32.2
CI 27.2 / 37.2
SE 2.542
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
21.3
CI 9.4 / 41.3
SE 8.158
46.9
CI 24.3 / 70.9
SE 12.864
29.8
CI 20.2 / 41.7
SE 5.558
19.2
CI 10.0 / 33.8
SE 6.040
25.8
CI 16.7 / 37.8
SE 5.433
27.1
CI 14.9 / 44.2
SE 7.630
20.9
CI 9.9 / 32.0
SE 5.631
44.9
CI 20.8 / 68.9
SE 12.269
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
17.2
CI 14.3 / 20.5
SE 1.565
20.7
CI 17.7 / 24.1
SE 1.615
21.2
CI 18.0 / 24.7
SE 1.723
19.8
CI 17.2 / 22.8
SE 1.422
19.1
CI 16.5 / 22.0
SE 1.406
20.4
CI 18.0 / 23.1
SE 1.311
24.4
CI 21.9 / 27.2
SE 1.357
24.2
CI 21.3 / 27.1
SE 1.478
26.2
CI 23.0 / 29.4
SE 1.644
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
29.5
CI 28.0 / 31.1
SE 0.795
29.1
CI 27.4 / 30.8
SE 0.857
28.7
CI 27.2 / 30.3
SE 0.786
28.8
CI 27.4 / 30.1
SE 0.693
26.9
CI 25.4 / 28.4
SE 0.754
27.6
CI 26.2 / 29.0
SE 0.713
29.2
CI 27.9 / 30.6
SE 0.669
30.1
CI 28.7 / 31.5
SE 0.704
31.8
CI 30.3 / 33.3
SE 0.759
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
24.1
CI 20.1 / 28.6
SE 2.153
26.6
CI 21.0 / 33.0
SE 3.068
23.7
CI 20.5 / 27.2
SE 1.690
27.0
CI 23.3 / 30.9
SE 1.946
23.3
CI 19.9 / 27.1
SE 1.836
23.2
CI 20.4 / 26.2
SE 1.482
24.5
CI 21.3 / 27.6
SE 1.621
30.5
CI 26.6 / 34.5
SE 2.000

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Age group (of mother), 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
12-17 years
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
18-44 years
25.2
CI 24.0 / 26.4
SE 0.608
25.4
CI 24.1 / 26.8
SE 0.679
25.7
CI 24.4 / 27.0
SE 0.653
26.0
CI 25.0 / 27.1
SE 0.537
25.1
CI 24.0 / 26.3
SE 0.569
25.6
CI 24.5 / 26.7
SE 0.555
27.4
CI 26.4 / 28.4
SE 0.521
27.9
CI 26.9 / 29.0
SE 0.529
30.1
CI 28.9 / 31.3
SE 0.602
18-24 years
18.3
CI 15.2 / 21.9
SE 1.712
16.3
CI 14.0 / 19.0
SE 1.271
20.1
CI 17.5 / 23.0
SE 1.411
17.8
CI 15.3 / 20.5
SE 1.318
16.4
CI 13.7 / 19.5
SE 1.473
19.0
CI 16.3 / 22.1
SE 1.491
21.0
CI 17.9 / 24.4
SE 1.664
24.6
CI 21.5 / 27.7
SE 1.587
24.5
CI 21.3 / 27.6
SE 1.597
25-44 years
26.5
CI 25.2 / 27.8
SE 0.651
27.0
CI 25.6 / 28.5
SE 0.753
26.6
CI 25.2 / 28.0
SE 0.722
27.3
CI 26.2 / 28.5
SE 0.583
26.4
CI 25.2 / 27.6
SE 0.612
26.7
CI 25.5 / 27.9
SE 0.596
28.3
CI 27.2 / 29.4
SE 0.547
28.5
CI 27.4 / 29.6
SE 0.559
31.3
CI 30.0 / 32.6
SE 0.647
45-64 years
15.5
CI 10.9 / 21.5
SE 2.675
19.1
CI 11.9 / 29.2
SE 4.383
19.1
CI 13.2 / 26.7
SE 3.423
12.3
CI 8.4 / 17.7
SE 2.342
19.6
CI 12.7 / 29.0
SE 4.151
17.1
CI 12.6 / 22.9
SE 2.616
19.4
CI 14.3 / 26.0
SE 2.980
26.8
CI 20.4 / 33.3
SE 3.291
22.2
CI 15.3 / 29.0
SE 3.503
45-54 years
16.7
CI 11.5 / 23.6
SE 3.067
20.1
CI 12.2 / 31.4
SE 4.893
17.2
CI 11.5 / 24.9
SE 3.395
11.8
CI 7.8 / 17.5
SE 2.440
20.2
CI 12.6 / 30.8
SE 4.634
17.2
CI 12.3 / 23.5
SE 2.846
18.1
CI 13.2 / 24.4
SE 2.857
28.1
CI 21.2 / 35.0
SE 3.499
22.9
CI 15.6 / 30.3
SE 3.739
55-64 years
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
65 years and over
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Educational attainment (of mother), 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Less than High school
19.6
CI 15.8 / 24.0
SE 2.103
15.0
CI 12.1 / 18.5
SE 1.618
17.4
CI 14.1 / 21.2
SE 1.817
19.2
CI 16.3 / 22.5
SE 1.589
20.2
CI 16.1 / 24.9
SE 2.243
18.9
CI 15.3 / 23.2
SE 2.022
23.1
CI 19.9 / 26.8
SE 1.770
26.1
CI 22.7 / 29.6
SE 1.760
22.4
CI 18.6 / 26.2
SE 1.919
High school
18.9
CI 16.5 / 21.5
SE 1.294
18.9
CI 16.5 / 21.4
SE 1.251
21.5
CI 18.9 / 24.3
SE 1.373
19.9
CI 17.9 / 22.2
SE 1.104
18.5
CI 16.5 / 20.8
SE 1.108
22.0
CI 19.8 / 24.4
SE 1.177
22.3
CI 20.2 / 24.5
SE 1.108
22.7
CI 20.6 / 24.8
SE 1.070
25.8
CI 23.1 / 28.5
SE 1.365
Some college or Associate degree
DNA
26.0
CI 23.6 / 28.6
SE 1.272
23.3
CI 21.1 / 25.7
SE 1.174
23.8
CI 21.9 / 25.8
SE 0.990
23.9
CI 21.8 / 26.2
SE 1.136
23.9
CI 22.0 / 25.9
SE 1.017
25.6
CI 23.6 / 27.8
SE 1.056
28.1
CI 25.9 / 30.2
SE 1.100
30.5
CI 28.2 / 32.8
SE 1.177
4-year college degree or more
DNA
32.9
CI 30.7 / 35.1
SE 1.122
32.9
CI 30.9 / 34.9
SE 1.009
33.2
CI 31.6 / 34.8
SE 0.809
31.3
CI 29.8 / 32.9
SE 0.808
30.3
CI 28.9 / 31.9
SE 0.768
32.4
CI 31.0 / 33.8
SE 0.706
31.9
CI 30.4 / 33.4
SE 0.745
34.6
CI 33.1 / 36.2
SE 0.794

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
<100
16.4
CI 14.6 / 18.4
SE 0.957
17.1
CI 14.9 / 19.5
SE 1.183
20.0
CI 17.7 / 22.6
SE 1.244
20.4
CI 18.4 / 22.6
SE 1.069
19.3
CI 17.1 / 21.6
SE 1.157
19.7
CI 17.6 / 22.1
SE 1.146
23.4
CI 21.2 / 25.7
SE 1.152
24.6
CI 22.5 / 26.6
SE 1.048
26.2
CI 23.6 / 28.7
SE 1.304
100-199
24.3
CI 21.8 / 27.1
SE 1.355
23.9
CI 21.2 / 26.8
SE 1.414
23.8
CI 21.1 / 26.7
SE 1.444
22.2
CI 20.1 / 24.4
SE 1.084
22.3
CI 19.9 / 24.9
SE 1.280
23.4
CI 21.1 / 25.9
SE 1.247
24.2
CI 22.1 / 26.4
SE 1.088
26.8
CI 24.4 / 29.1
SE 1.204
26.1
CI 23.7 / 28.4
SE 1.198
200-399
30.4
CI 28.0 / 32.9
SE 1.246
31.8
CI 29.1 / 34.6
SE 1.400
28.6
CI 26.2 / 31.1
SE 1.236
29.5
CI 27.5 / 31.6
SE 1.063
28.5
CI 26.3 / 30.9
SE 1.174
27.8
CI 25.7 / 29.9
SE 1.070
29.3
CI 27.4 / 31.4
SE 1.029
30.7
CI 28.5 / 32.8
SE 1.090
34.2
CI 31.9 / 36.5
SE 1.151
400+
DNA
30.3
CI 27.9 / 32.8
SE 1.264
29.9
CI 27.6 / 32.4
SE 1.207
30.7
CI 28.8 / 32.6
SE 0.970
28.7
CI 26.9 / 30.5
SE 0.909
29.5
CI 27.7 / 31.3
SE 0.917
30.9
CI 29.3 / 32.5
SE 0.824
29.8
CI 28.1 / 31.5
SE 0.864
33.0
CI 31.0 / 34.9
SE 0.974

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Health insurance status, 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Health insurance status
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Geographic location, 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Metropolitan
23.4
CI 19.5 / 27.9
SE 2.121
DNA
25.8
CI 24.5 / 27.2
SE 0.699
26.0
CI 24.9 / 27.2
SE 0.571
25.2
CI 24.1 / 26.4
SE 0.596
25.7
CI 24.5 / 26.8
SE 0.590
27.2
CI 26.1 / 28.3
SE 0.551
28.2
CI 27.1 / 29.3
SE 0.565
29.9
CI 28.6 / 31.2
SE 0.644
Non-metropolitan
25.7
CI 17.9 / 35.3
SE 4.453
DNA
23.5
CI 21.0 / 26.1
SE 1.289
23.6
CI 21.4 / 26.0
SE 1.187
22.7
CI 19.7 / 25.9
SE 1.595
23.0
CI 20.8 / 25.4
SE 1.179
27.1
CI 24.6 / 29.7
SE 1.288
26.0
CI 23.6 / 28.5
SE 1.262
29.4
CI 26.9 / 31.9
SE 1.292

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Marital status (of mother), 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
28.7
CI 27.3 / 30.1
SE 0.708
28.6
CI 27.1 / 30.2
SE 0.785
28.5
CI 27.1 / 30.0
SE 0.759
28.9
CI 27.8 / 30.1
SE 0.605
28.1
CI 26.8 / 29.4
SE 0.644
28.8
CI 27.6 / 30.1
SE 0.640
29.9
CI 28.8 / 31.0
SE 0.579
30.6
CI 29.5 / 31.8
SE 0.586
33.1
CI 31.8 / 34.4
SE 0.660
Divorced, separated, widowed
DNA
18.7
CI 14.7 / 23.5
SE 2.226
16.8
CI 14.1 / 19.9
SE 1.484
21.2
CI 17.6 / 25.4
SE 1.982
17.6
CI 14.1 / 21.7
SE 1.935
16.0
CI 13.1 / 19.4
SE 1.620
24.4
CI 20.3 / 29.0
SE 2.228
24.4
CI 20.0 / 28.7
SE 2.203
25.7
CI 20.2 / 31.1
SE 2.772
Never married
11.7
CI 9.8 / 14.0
SE 1.072
15.5
CI 13.0 / 18.4
SE 1.368
17.5
CI 14.6 / 20.8
SE 1.566
15.9
CI 13.5 / 18.5
SE 1.280
15.0
CI 12.6 / 17.7
SE 1.308
15.2
CI 13.0 / 17.8
SE 1.220
16.0
CI 13.9 / 18.4
SE 1.136
17.1
CI 14.7 / 19.5
SE 1.210
19.1
CI 16.3 / 21.8
SE 1.403

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Country of birth (of mother), 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
US
24.8
CI 23.7 / 26.0
SE 0.603
25.2
CI 23.9 / 26.5
SE 0.670
25.3
CI 24.1 / 26.6
SE 0.641
25.6
CI 24.6 / 26.6
SE 0.527
24.7
CI 23.6 / 25.8
SE 0.556
24.9
CI 23.9 / 26.0
SE 0.544
26.7
CI 25.7 / 27.8
SE 0.513
27.0
CI 26.0 / 28.0
SE 0.521
29.4
CI 28.2 / 30.5
SE 0.586
Outside US
29.3
CI 22.1 / 37.7
SE 4.008
35.1
CI 25.4 / 46.3
SE 5.395
39.0
CI 29.3 / 49.6
SE 5.243
39.1
CI 29.1 / 50.1
SE 5.437
49.5
CI 36.4 / 62.7
SE 6.867
48.7
CI 40.2 / 57.3
SE 4.408
40.8
CI 33.8 / 48.3
SE 3.722
51.0
CI 44.6 / 57.4
SE 3.278
49.7
CI 40.1 / 59.3
SE 4.904

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Veteran status, 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Veteran status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Disability status, 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Sexual orientation, 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Sexual orientation
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Infants breastfed exclusively through 6 months by Gender identity, 2015-2023
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Gender identity
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Disparity