South African and provincial EBF rates at 6 (4–8) weeks post partum 2010, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013
| 2010 n=10 182 | 2011–12 n=10 106 | 2012–13 n=9120 | |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Eastern Cape | 15.5 (12.0 to 19.8) | 24.8 (21.0 to 29.1) | 53.8 (49.0 to 58.5) |
| Free State | 16.1 (14.1 to 18.2) | 33.3 (30.5 to 36.3) | 53.3 (48.7 to 57.9) |
| Gauteng | 23.2 (20.2 to 26.5) | 36.4 (31.6 to 41.6) | 65 (61.2 to 68.6) |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 33.7 (30.2 to 37.4) | 46.6 (43.0 to 50.2) | 60.4 (55.9 to 64.6) |
| Limpopo | 19.5 (16.1 to 23.4) | 21.3 (18.0 to 24.9) | 47.9 (43.0 to 52.8) |
| Mpumalanga | 15.9 (13.1 to 19.2) | 47.3 (41.2 to 53.5) | 65 (61.7 to 68.2) |
| Northern Cape | 22.1 (18.8 to 25.8) | 30.9 (26.6 to 35.4) | 61.7 (57.4 to 65.9) |
| Northwest | 24.3 (20.7 to 28.2) | 30.4 (26.8 to 34.2) | 65.4 (60.6 to 69.8) |
| Western Cape | 17.9(15.3 to 20.8) | 36 (31.2 to 41.1) | 54.9 (49.8 to 59.8) |
| South Africa* | 22.9(21.5 to 24.3) | 35.7 (33.9 to 37.6) | 59.1 (57.4 to 60.7) |
*Trends for year, adjusting for province significant, p<0.001.
EBF, exclusive breast feeding.