The Infant Feeding Survey is conducted in the United Kingdom every five years. As such, the latest survey was conducted in 2015, with results expected to be released in 2017.
This statistic displays the results of a survey on awareness of the health benefits associated with breast feeding in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010. According to the results of the survey in 2010, 75 percent of individuals were aware of the health benefits and able to name a benefit.
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Health and Social Care Information Centre. (November 20, 2012). Share of individual awareness of health benefits of breastfeeding in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/508616/awareness-of-health-benefits-of-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of individual awareness of health benefits of breastfeeding in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010." Chart. November 20, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/508616/awareness-of-health-benefits-of-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. (2012). Share of individual awareness of health benefits of breastfeeding in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/508616/awareness-of-health-benefits-of-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre. "Share of Individual Awareness of Health Benefits of Breastfeeding in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2005 and 2010." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Nov 2012, /statistics/508616/awareness-of-health-benefits-of-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
Health and Social Care Information Centre, Share of individual awareness of health benefits of breastfeeding in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/508616/awareness-of-health-benefits-of-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Share of individual awareness of health benefits of breastfeeding in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2005 and 2010 [Graph], Health and Social Care Information Centre, November 20, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/508616/awareness-of-health-benefits-of-breastfeeding-united-kingdom-uk/
