TABLE 2-6Healthy People 2020 Breastfeeding Objectives Compared to 2014–2015 Proportion (%) of Children Who Were Breastfed at Various Ages

Breastfeeding Behavior and Infant AgeHealthy People 2020: Objectives2014–2015 U.S. Breastfeeding Prevalence
Proportion who ever breastfed81.981.1
Proportion breastfed at 6 months60.651.8
Proportion breastfed at 1 year34.130.7
Proportion exclusively breastfed at 3 months46.244.4
Proportion exclusively breastfed at 6 months25.522.3

SOURCES: HHS 2015; CDC 2016a.

From: 2, The WIC Program: Changes Since the Last Review and Continuing Challenges

Cover of Review of WIC Food Packages
Review of WIC Food Packages: Improving Balance and Choice: Final Report.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review WIC Food Packages.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2017 May 1.
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