Table 13C: 2010 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1) New York Summary of Trends in Breastfeeding Children Aged Less Than 5 years (2)

Summary of Trends in Breastfeeding(3)

Breastfeeding(4)
Year Number Included in Analysis % Ever Breastfed Number Included in Analysis % Breastfed At Least 6 Months Number Included in Analysis % Breastfed At Least 12 Months
2010 125,779 76.9 45,492 38.2 90,038 19.7
2009 131,550 74.4 46,940 38.8 92,565 22.8
2008 131,145 73.8 47,556 41.2 91,416 26.1
2007 129,207 72.0 43,834 39.7 85,180 23.4
2006 105,045 66.8 35,873 35.5 77,256 23.2
2005 105,698 66.0 42,189 39.4 83,717 25.1
2004 124,760 66.5 43,701 38.6 84,516 22.7
2003 124,436 64.6 41,457 33.1 80,607 17.3
2002 122,852 62.0 41,415 30.2 79,004 15.0
2001 93,373 60.3 52,532 27.3 67,204 12.7
2000 57,532 72.0 51,157 11.4 65,595 3.0
1999 26,620 100.0 35,769 5.8 48,730 0.0
1998 28,868 100.0 60,012 4.5 66,290 0.0
1997 24,726 100.0 64,090 4.0 66,258 0.0
1996 22,022 100.0 66,595 3.5 66,259 0.0
1995 20,100 100.0 66,130 3.3 64,077 0.0
1994 19,196 100.0 68,898 3.2 65,612 0.0
1993 18,290 100.0 72,700 3.8 65,298 0.0
1992 15,716 100.0 68,436 2.7 61,222 0.0
1991 12,152 100.0 69,090 2.5 55,769 0.0
1990 9,278 100.0 68,655 2.3 52,514 0.0
1989 375 100.0 5,283 0.8 4,370 0.0
  1. Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
  2. Analyses based on one record per child.
  3. Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
  4. Infants born during the reporting period included in the Ever Breastfed analysis. Infants who turned 6 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 6 Months analysis. Children who turned 12 months of age during the reporting period by/on their date of visit included in the Breastfed At Least 12 Months analysis.
  5. Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.