Table 1.

Definitions of feeding indicators

	Definition	Number of countries with information
Any breastfeeding at age 6 months	For countries without standardised surveys*: proportion obtained directly from the reports.16 For countries with standardised surveys† : proportion of breastfed children among those aged 4–7 months (midpoint 6 months)3	110
Any breastfeeding at age 1 year	For countries without standardised surveys*: proportion obtained directly from the reports.16 For countries with standardised surveys† : proportion of breastfed children among those aged 10–13 months (midpoint 12 months)3	105
Exclusive breastfeeding at age <6 months	For countries with standardised surveys† : proportion of children aged 0–5 months who were exclusively breastfed1	83
Formula consumption at age <6 months	For countries with standardised surveys† : proportion of children aged 0–5 months who were fed formula6	83
Formula consumption at age 6–23 months	For countries with standardised surveys† : proportion of children aged 6–23 months who were fed formula6	83
Animal milk consumption at age <6 months	For countries with standardised surveys† : proportion of children aged 0–5 months who were fed animal milk; interviewers asked about consumption of animal milk (fresh, tinned, or powdered) and specifically excluded products that were marketed as formula6	83
Animal milk consumption at age 6–23 months	For countries with standardised surveys† : proportion of children aged 6–23 months who were fed animal milk; interviewers asked about consumption of animal milk (fresh, tinned, or powdered) and specifically excluded products that were marketed as formula6	83

To standardise the available information, using data from low-income and middle-income countries we calculated the feeding indicators for children aged 4–7 months, which represents the midpoint 6 months.

^*Included high-income and some upper-middle-income countries without standardised surveys.

^†Included low-income and middle-income countries with standardised surveys.