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Exclusive breastfeeding for six months: Canadian provinces ranked

Measure: Exclusive breastfeeding for six months (%). All 6 provinces and territories with data in Breastfeeding by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0905-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-09

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National value: 44.1 (Canada).

Lowest: 37.2 to 40.3 %
Group 2: 40.3 to 42.8 %
Group 3: 42.8 to 47.1 %
Group 4: 47.1 to 49.9 %
Highest: 49.9 to 52 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Only provinces with estimates published for the latest year are ranked; Atlantic provinces' estimates were suppressed for small samples.


1	Manitoba	52
2	Alberta	49.9
3	British Columbia	47.1
4	Ontario	42.8
5	Quebec	40.3
6	Saskatchewan	37.2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0905-01: Health indicator statistics, annual estimates. Reference period: 2025.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by exclusive breastfeeding for six months (%) (2025). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0905-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-exclusive-breastfeeding-for-six-months/

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