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. 2011 Dec 6;105(Suppl 2):S73–S76. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.488

Table 3. Median and mean duration of breast feeding (Great Britain).

  Duration of breastfeeding (months) by year of survey
Average 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Median 0.60 0.48 0.38 0.84 0.71 1.46
Mean 2.84 2.75 2.71 2.89 2.90 3.50
Mean if all ⩾6 monthsa 6.78 6.75 6.74 6.79 6.78 7.02
a

Mean if all women could breastfeed their children for 6 months (so prevalence at 6 months is 100%).