GUATEMALA Date Updated: 2009-06-23

WHO Global Data Bank on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) GUATEMALA Date updated: 2009-06-23

Reference number: 105 Date of survey: 2002 Administrative level: N

Early initiation of Intro solid, Minimum dietary Minimum meal Median Median Exclusive breastfeeding rate breastfeeding % Bottle-feeding semi-solid foods diversity % frequency % Continued breastfeeding any exclusive % rate% 0-11 % 6-9 mo % breast- breast- Ever feeding feeding Location and sample descriptor 1 Line Sex breastfed Sample (months) (months) Sample <4 Sample <6 Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample Sample 2 Sample note % size size months size months size size size size size size Year size Years size

National: TotalB 96.1 5826 3.6 20.6 5834 56.3347 50.6 526 60.1 5826 67.3 NS 81.1 384 47.4 362 Children by sexF 96.9 2876 3.9 22.0 288060.9 2876 Children by sexM 95.3 2951 3.1 19.8 295459.4 2951 Children by area: UrbanB 95.3 1939 0.9 17.3 193960.4 1939 Children by area: RuralB 96.5 3887 4.4 22.1 389460.0 3887 Children by region: CentralB 93.7 591 3.8 17.8 59167.2 591 1 Children by region: MetropolitanaB 96.4 1445 1.8 21.3 144557.5 1445 2 Children by region: Nor-OccidenteB 96.7 690 5.7 21.6 69060.9 690 3 Children by region: Nor-OrienteB 95.4 542 0.3 19.2 54261.9 542 4 Children by region: NorteB 97.1 583 3.7 20.5 58555.9 583 5 Children by region: PeténB 94.0 230 2.6 20.9 23049.1 230 6 Children by region: Sur-OccidenteB 97.3 1210 4.9 22.0 121263.7 1210 7 Children by region: Sur-OrienteB 95.4 536 0.3 17.7 53958.2 536 8

Survey note: Sampling: multi-stage stratified cluster sampling with probability proportionate to size; sample selected from 12119 households; weighted sample.

Reference: Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MSPAS), Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) y Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG). Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 2002 [National Maternal Child Health Survey 2002]. Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala: MSPAS, INE y UVG, 2003.

Reference number: 143 Date of survey: 1998 - 99 Administrative level: N

National: TotalB 96.5 4545 0.9 19.9 2751 44.8309 38.8 469 48.5 4545 83.2 251 44.4 283 9 Children by sexF 96.9 2224 0.7 19.3 136848.3 2224 Children by sexM 96.0 2320 1.3 20.2 138348.7 2320 Children by area: UrbanB 95.1 1722 0.6 18.6 105045.2 1722 Children by area: RuralB 97.3 2823 1.9 20.4 170150.5 2823 Children by region: CentralB 91.9 445 0.6 15.8 26554.8 445 10 Children by region: MetropolitanaB 95.9 1403 0.5 19.1 85338.8 1403 11 Children by region: Nor-OccidenteB 98.7 533 4.6 21.3 32061.6 533 12 Children by region: Nor-OrienteB 95.6 378 0.6 22.0 23952.4 378 13 Children by region: NorteB 98.0 324 2.3 21.1 18559.4 324 14 Children by region: PeténB 95.0 154 2.0 19.2 9456.1 154 15 Children by region: Sur-OccidenteB 98.0 940 2.4 21.7 57440.9 940 16 Children by region: Sur-OrienteB 97.1 367 2.5 17.1 22261.6 367 17

Survey note: Sampling: two-stage stratified cluster sampling with probability proportionate to size; sample selected from 6652 households.

Reference: Instituto Nacional de Estadïstica (INE), Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MSPAS) y Macro International Inc. Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 1998-1999 [National Maternal Child Health Survey 1998-1999]. Calverton; Maryland, USA: INE, MSPAS y Macro Inc, 1999.

Reference number: 146 Date of survey: 1995 Administrative level: N

National: TotalB 95.6 9150 1.7 19.8 5648 50.4607 46.1 908 54.6 9150 75.0 663 43.1 566 18 Children by sexF 95.8 4469 2.2 19.6 279754.9 4469 Children by sexM 95.5 4680 0.8 19.9 285054.3 4680 Children by area: UrbanB 94.6 2963 0.7 19.0 182650.9 2963 Children by area: RuralB 96.1 6187 2.5 20.4 382256.3 6187 Children by region: CentralB 94.1 976 07 18.3 61564.9 976 19 Children by region: MetropolitanaB 93.4 2432 1.0 17.0 151447.1 2432 20 Children by region: Nor-OccidenteB 98.1 1310 2.6 22.2 81247.0 1310 21 Children by region: Nor-OrienteB 95.3 764 1.3 19.1 48068.3 764 22 Children by region: NorteB 97.1 817 4.0 21.4 51041.1 817 23 Children by region: Sur-OccidenteB 97.2 1984 2.5 21.1 119956.3 1984 24 Children by region: Sur-OrienteB 95.1 867 1.0 18.4 51972.1 867 25 Children by department: Alta VerapázB 97.0 646 4.3 21.8 39838.7 646 Children by department: ChimaltenangoB 94.7 387 0.6 21.4 24959.3 387 Children by department: HuehuetenangoB 98.6 800 1.1 21.2 49741.4 800 Children by department: QuichéB 97.4 510 3.9 24.0 31555.9 510 Children by department: San MarcosB 98.4 528 3.5 19.2 32763.1 528 Children by department: RestoB 94.8 6278 0.9 18.9 386256.8 6278

Survey note: Sampling: two-stage cluster sampling with probability proportionate to size; sample selected from 14615 households; Petén departemnet excluded.

Reference: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MSPAS) y Macro International Inc. Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil Guatemala1995 (ENSMI-95) [National Maternal Child Health Survey 1995]. Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala: INE, MSPAS y Macro International Inc, 1996.

Reference number: 145 Date of survey: 1987 Administrative level: N

National B 19.9 2797 75.5 346 39.8 274 26

Survey note: Sampling: two-stage stratified cluster sampling; Petén excluded.

Reference: Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MSPAS), Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá (INCAP) y Institute for Resource Development/Westinghouse, DHS. Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil Guatemala1987 (ENSMI-87) [National Maternal Child Health Survey 1987]. Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala: MSPAS, INCAP y Institute for Resource Development/Westinghouse, 1989.

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Line note: 1 Central region: Chimaltenango, Sactepéquez and Escuintla department. Line note: 2 Metropolitana region: Guatemala department. Line note: 3 Nor-Occidente region: Huehuetenango and Quiché departments Line note: 4 Nor-Oriente region: El Progreso, Izabal, Zacapa and Chiquimula departments. Line note: 5 Norte region: Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz departments. Line note: 6 Petén region: Petén department. Line note: 7 Sur-Occidente region: Solotá, Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango, Suchitepéquez, Retalhuleu and San Marcos departements. Line note: 8 Sur-Oriente region: Santa Rosa, Jalapa and Jutiapa departments. Line note: 9 Continued breastfeeding at 1 year (12-15 months) and continued breastfeeding at 2 years (20-23 months) calculated prevalences.

Line note: 10 Central region: Chimaltenango, Sactepéquez and Escuintla department. Line note: 11 Metropolitana region: Guatemala department. Line note: 12 Nor-Occidente region: Huehuetenango and Quiché departments Line note: 13 Nor-Oriente region: El Progreso, Izabal, Zacapa and Chiquimula departments. Line note: 14 Norte region: Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz departments. Line note: 15 Petén region: Petén department. Line note: 16 Sur-Occidente region: Solotá, Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango, Suchitepéquez, Retalhuleu and San Marcos departements. Line note: 17 Sur-Oriente region: Santa Rosa, Jalapa and Jutiapa departments. Line note: 18 Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months, continued breastfeeding at 1 year (12-15 months) and continued breastfeeding at 2 years (20-23 months) calculated prevalences.

Line note: 19 Central: Sacatepeéquez, Chimaltenango and Escuintla departements. Line note: 20 Metropolitana: Guatemala department Line note: 21 Nor-Occidente: El Progreso, Zacapa, Chiquimula and Yzabal departments. Line note: 22 Nor-Oriente: Huehuetenango and El Quiché departements. Line note: 23 Norte: Baja Verapáz amd Alta Verapáz departments. Line note: 24 Sur-Occidente: Santa Rosa, Jutiapa and Jalapa departments. Line note: 25 Sur-Oriente: Sololá, Totonicapán, Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Retalhuleu ans Succhitepequez departements.

Line note: 26 Continued breastfeeding at 1 year (12-15 months) and continued breastfeeding at 2 years (20-23 months) calculated prevalences.