This statistic displays the incident rate of mothers who breastfed their babies initially in the United Kingdom in 2005 and 2010. In 2010 the incidence rate of initial breastfeeding in the UK was 81 percent, an increase since 2005.
Share of women who breastfed initially in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (November 20, 2012). Share of women who breastfed initially in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/508267/incidence-of-breastfeeding-initially-united-kingdom/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of women who breastfed initially in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010." Chart. November 20, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/508267/incidence-of-breastfeeding-initially-united-kingdom/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2012). Share of women who breastfed initially in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/508267/incidence-of-breastfeeding-initially-united-kingdom/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of Women Who Breastfed Initially in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2005 and 2010." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2012, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/508267/incidence-of-breastfeeding-initially-united-kingdom/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Share of women who breastfed initially in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/508267/incidence-of-breastfeeding-initially-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of women who breastfed initially in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010 [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, November 20, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/508267/incidence-of-breastfeeding-initially-united-kingdom/
