Breastfeeding, quarterly rates by age and local health board

Contents

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [t] = total.

View options

Filters

Data description ( of 1 selected1 selectable options)

Select all Data description|Select None of Data description

Local Health Board ( of 10 selected10 selectable options)

Select all Local Health Board|Select None of Local Health Board
Select all Wales|Select None of Wales

Quarter ( of 43 selected43 selectable options)

Select all Quarter|Select None of Quarter

Milk type ( of 3 selected3 selectable options)

Select all Milk type|Select None of Milk type

Age of baby ( of 4 selected4 selectable options)

Select all Age of baby|Select None of Age of baby

Data valuesData descriptionLocal Health BoardQuarterMilk typeAge of baby
57.6 [t]RateWalesQ3 2014Any BreastfeedingBirth
44.6 [t]RateWalesQ3 2014Any Breastfeeding10 days
30.6 [t]RateWalesQ3 2014Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
55.0 [t]RateWalesQ3 2014Exclusive BreastfeedingBirth
32.8 [t]RateWalesQ3 2014Exclusive Breastfeeding10 days
22.9 [t]RateWalesQ3 2014Exclusive Breastfeeding6 weeks
62.5 [t]RateWalesQ3 2014Not StatedBirth
17.3 [t]RateWalesQ3 2014Not Stated10 days
42.5 [t]RateWalesQ3 2014Not Stated6 weeks
58.4 [t]RateWalesQ4 2014Any BreastfeedingBirth
44.1 [t]RateWalesQ4 2014Any Breastfeeding10 days
32.1 [t]RateWalesQ4 2014Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
56.1 [t]RateWalesQ4 2014Exclusive BreastfeedingBirth
32.6 [t]RateWalesQ4 2014Exclusive Breastfeeding10 days
23.2 [t]RateWalesQ4 2014Exclusive Breastfeeding6 weeks
60.4 [t]RateWalesQ4 2014Not StatedBirth
13.8 [t]RateWalesQ4 2014Not Stated10 days
34.8 [t]RateWalesQ4 2014Not Stated6 weeks
60.3 [t]RateWalesQ1 2015Any BreastfeedingBirth
46.9 [t]RateWalesQ1 2015Any Breastfeeding10 days
33.5 [t]RateWalesQ1 2015Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
58.4 [t]RateWalesQ1 2015Exclusive BreastfeedingBirth
35.3 [t]RateWalesQ1 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding10 days
23.3 [t]RateWalesQ1 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding6 weeks
61.0 [t]RateWalesQ1 2015Not StatedBirth
15.1 [t]RateWalesQ1 2015Not Stated10 days
34.4 [t]RateWalesQ1 2015Not Stated6 weeks
57.1 [t]RateWalesQ2 2015Any BreastfeedingBirth
45.7 [t]RateWalesQ2 2015Any Breastfeeding10 days
34.1 [t]RateWalesQ2 2015Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
54.4 [t]RateWalesQ2 2015Exclusive BreastfeedingBirth
33.8 [t]RateWalesQ2 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding10 days
24.6 [t]RateWalesQ2 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding6 weeks
59.3 [t]RateWalesQ2 2015Not StatedBirth
8.7 [t]RateWalesQ2 2015Not Stated10 days
19.0 [t]RateWalesQ2 2015Not Stated6 weeks
57.6 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Any BreastfeedingBirth
45.3 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Any Breastfeeding10 days
32.6 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
18.4 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Any Breastfeeding6 months
55.2 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Exclusive BreastfeedingBirth
33.7 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding10 days
23.6 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding6 weeks
11.2 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding6 months
57.7 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Not StatedBirth
8.5 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Not Stated10 days
18.3 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Not Stated6 weeks
39.4 [t]RateWalesQ3 2015Not Stated6 months
58.0 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Any BreastfeedingBirth
44.4 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Any Breastfeeding10 days
32.6 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
17.5 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Any Breastfeeding6 months
56.2 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Exclusive BreastfeedingBirth
33.0 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding10 days
24.4 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding6 weeks
10.2 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Exclusive Breastfeeding6 months
35.4 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Not StatedBirth
6.7 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Not Stated10 days
15.9 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Not Stated6 weeks
39.8 [t]RateWalesQ4 2015Not Stated6 months
60.2 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Any BreastfeedingBirth
44.1 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Any Breastfeeding10 days
30.9 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
18.0 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Any Breastfeeding6 months
51.1 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Exclusive BreastfeedingBirth
32.6 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Exclusive Breastfeeding10 days
22.6 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Exclusive Breastfeeding6 weeks
11.5 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Exclusive Breastfeeding6 months
24.7 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Not StatedBirth
7.9 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Not Stated10 days
16.2 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Not Stated6 weeks
35.2 [t]RateWalesQ1 2016Not Stated6 months
61.3 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Any BreastfeedingBirth
46.6 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Any Breastfeeding10 days
33.1 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
16.8 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Any Breastfeeding6 months
46.3 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Exclusive BreastfeedingBirth
33.2 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Exclusive Breastfeeding10 days
23.9 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Exclusive Breastfeeding6 weeks
10.6 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Exclusive Breastfeeding6 months
13.7 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Not StatedBirth
9.0 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Not Stated10 days
16.4 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Not Stated6 weeks
42.0 [t]RateWalesQ2 2016Not Stated6 months
60.7 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Any BreastfeedingBirth
46.9 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Any Breastfeeding10 days
34.0 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
17.2 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Any Breastfeeding6 months
46.6 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Exclusive BreastfeedingBirth
35.1 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Exclusive Breastfeeding10 days
25.0 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Exclusive Breastfeeding6 weeks
10.8 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Exclusive Breastfeeding6 months
11.3 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Not StatedBirth
6.0 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Not Stated10 days
15.7 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Not Stated6 weeks
43.8 [t]RateWalesQ3 2016Not Stated6 months
59.8 [t]RateWalesQ4 2016Any BreastfeedingBirth
45.4 [t]RateWalesQ4 2016Any Breastfeeding10 days
33.1 [t]RateWalesQ4 2016Any Breastfeeding6 weeks
21.0 [t]RateWalesQ4 2016Any Breastfeeding6 months
Showing 1 to 100 of 4,032 rows
Page 1 of 41

Main information

Most recent update
5 November 2025
Next update expected
19 November 2025
Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
Data source
National Community Child Health Database (NCCHD)

Data notes

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Rate of breastfeeding by feeding type, age of baby, local health board (LHB) and quarter from 2014 to 2025. In this dataset, quarter refers to calendar year quarter. The source of the data is the National Community Child Health Database (NCCHD); a database maintained by Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW). The data is extracted routinely from LHB-held Child Health System databases.

Data collection or calculation

The breastfeeding rate is calculated by dividing the number of infants receiving the milk type of interest by the total number of infants across all feeding types, excluding those with unknown feeding types.

From 1st April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University health board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University health board and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University health board becoming Swansea Bay health board.

Dimension specific notes:

  • From 1st of April 2019 health service provision for residents of Bridgend local authority moved from Abertawe Bro Morgannwg to Cwm Taf. The health board names have changed with Cwm Taf University Health Board becoming Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
  • Any Breastfeeding: The percentages are of the births with a known breastfeeding status. ‘Any breastfeeding’ includes the following categories: Exclusive Milk, Combined Milk – Partially Breast, Combined Milk - Predominantly Breast, Breastfed Unspecified. See Notes.
  • Exclusive Breastfeeding: The percentages are of the births with a known breastfeeding status. Exclusive Milk: Breastfeeding or receiving breast milk by any other means e.g. tube, cup, syringe etc and essential medication.
Statistical quality

Breastfeeding data at all points in time are subject to data quality issues as some mothers and babies have incomplete records. Breastfeeding data at 10 days, 6 weeks and 6 months is collected when the children have health visitor and GP appointments through the Healthy Child Wales Programme. If a child does not receive a contact, their breastfeeding data may be missing at that contact point. Not all records in the National Community Child Health Database have complete records for breastfeeding status. The completeness rate decreases with the age of the baby.

Breastfeeding data at 10 days, 6 weeks and 6 months is collected through the Healthy Child Wales Programme. The delivery of this programme has been affected by COVID-19 and has resulted in a small increase of missing breastfeeding data in Q2 2020 (April to June 2020). The percentage of missing data for the Q3 2020 (July to September 2020) is in line with pre-COVID-19 levels. This should be noted when making comparisons between these two quarters.

Related reports

Published by

Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Select the filtered or whole dataset to download

Select download format

Contains only the dataset
Contains only the dataset
Contains only the dataset

Select number formatting

This includes rounding to decimal places and commas to separate thousands
This includes rounding to decimal places and commas to separate thousands

Select language

Metadata

The metadata for this dataset is not included when you download the data. You can download this separately. This contains all the information from the 'About this dataset' tab.

Download metadata