Does Breastfeeding Matter? Graphing the Lives Saved

"Does breastfeeding save US lives? This graph shows that exclusive breastfeeding for 3 months is inversely correlated with deaths from SIDS, NEC, and lower respiratory tract infection. (Note, 2013 breastfeeding rates are not yet available but are likely to continue to improve at a similar trajectory). There are other factors that are certainly influencing the mortality rates of at least NEC and LRTI, and possibly SIDS, but the weight of the evidence strongly suggests that breastfeeding is playing a significant role in the decreased mortality of all three conditions since 2005." ~Melissa Bartick's response