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Table 5 Savings due to lower prevalence of four diseases associated with changes exclusive breastfeeding

From: The economic benefits of increasing breastfeeding rates in Spain

2014, €Otitis MediaGastroenteritisNecrotizing EnterocolitisRespiratory InfectionsOverall sum
EBF (%)
Six months / hospital discharge
40 / 9069,668,780.9335,570,466.54229,82235,672,865141,141,934
50 / 9597,536,293.3049,798,653.15459,64349,942,010197,736,601
70 / 98153,271,318.0478,255,026.38597,53778,480,302310,604,183
100 / 100236,873,855.15120,939,586.23689,466121,287,739479,790,646
  1. Note: we obtained the number of children born in 2014 in Spain from the Spanish National Statistical Institute data. In this table EBF refers to exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life except for necrotizing enterocolitis, for which EBF refers to the prevalence at the times of hospital discharge
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International Breastfeeding Journal

ISSN: 1746-4358