TABLE 2. NUTRITION
% of under-fives (2000–2007*) suffering from:
% of children (2000–2007*) who are:
Countries and territories
% of infants
with low
birthweight
2000–2007*
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
122
exclusively
breastfed
(< 6 months)
underweight†
(WHO
ref. pop.)
breastfed with
complementary
food
(6–9 months)
still
breastfeeding
(20–23 months)
moderate
& severe
underweight†
(NCHS/WHO)
moderate
severe
& severe
wasting
(NCHS/
WHO)
stunting
(NCHS/
WHO)
moderate
& severe
moderate
& severe
Vitamin A
supplementation
coverage rate
(6–59 months)
2007
% of
households
consuming
full
at least one
iodized salt
dose‡ (%) coverageΔ (%) 2000–2007*
–
7
6
–
12
5
7
8
7
7
12
7x
8x
22
14
4
8x
8
15
15x
7
5
10
8
10x
10
16
11
14
11
6
13x
13
22
6
2
9
25
13
3
7
17
5
5
–
7
–
40
7
–
11
–
–
33
–
–
12
–
34x
37
–
9
–
10
43
–
54
18
34
–
–
–
7
45
60
21
–
57x
23
2
85k
51
47
21
19
19x
35x
4
23x
26
–
–
29
69
39
–
77
–
–
57
–
–
44
–
65x
52
–
38
–
–
72
–
74
29
57
30x
–
–
50
88
82
64
–
64x
55
77
–
32
65
34
78
–
47x
54
–
47
–
–
54
22
22
–
37
–
28
15
–
–
16
–
41x
89
–
4
–
27
57
–
46
10
11
17x
–
–
85
–
54
21
–
13x
47
65
–
15
32
45
21
–
12x
37
–
16
–
–
33y
6
3
–
26
–
2y
4
–
–
8
–
–
41
–
1
–
–
18
14x
5
1
11
4
–
–
32
35
28
16
–
–
24
–
–
6
5y
–
11
–
–
16
–
–
–
–
39y
8
4
–
31
–
4y
4
–
–
10
–
9x
46
–
1
–
6
23
19x
8
2
13
5
–
–
37
39
36
19
–
–
29
37
1y
7
7y
25
14
10x
5x
20
1x
4
–
–
12y
1
1
–
8
–
–
0
–
–
2
–
2x
–
–
0
–
1
5
3x
1
0
2
–
–
–
14
14
7
5
–
–
8
14
–
–
1y
–
3
–
0x
4
–
0
–
–
7y
7
3
–
6
–
1y
5
–
–
5
–
5x
16
–
1
–
1
7
3x
1
3
5
–
–
–
23
7
7
6
–
–
10
14
0y
–
1y
8
7
–
2x
7
1x
2
–
–
54y
22
11
–
45
–
4y
13
–
–
21
–
10x
36
–
3
–
18
38
40x
27
7
23
–
–
–
35
53
37
30
–
–
38
41
1y
11
12y
44
26
–
6x
34
1x
5
–
–
94
–
–
–
36
–
–
–
–
–
95
–
–
95
–
–
–
–
73
48
–
–
–
–
–
–
95
83
76
–
–
–
78
54
–
–
–
93
95
–
–
63
–
–
–
–
92
–
–
–
36
–
–
–
–
–
95w
–
–
94
–
–
–
–
73
48
–
–
–
–
–
–
73
83
76
–
–
–
78
54
–
–
–
0
79
–
–
4
–
–
–
–
28
60
61
–
35
–
90x
97
–
–
54
–
–
84
–
55
–
90x
55
96
90
62
66
88
–
100
34
98
73
49
–
0x
62
56
100x
94
92x
82
82
–
92x
84
90x
88
–
–
7
12
5
10
9
11
16x
14
7
13
14
4
20
65
36
–
1
–
4
40
38
24
24
52
–
49
31
82
–
23
–
36
77
67
76
–
43
–
54
37
64
–
18
–
15
23
37
43
–
62
–
–
18y
28
–
24
–
–
6
5
6y
–
35
–
33
23y
31
–
29
–
5
9
6
10y
19
40
–
38
8y
9
–
10
–
1
1
1
1y
4
12
–
11
7y
13
–
21
–
1
2
4
1y
7
13
–
11
37y
38
–
33
–
7
23
18
19y
39
38
–
47
95
79
–
95
–
–
–
87
20
–
51
–
88
95
79
–
94
–
–
–
87w
13
–
50
–
86
40
72
–
0
–
19
99x
78
62
33
68
–
20
T H E S TAT E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S C H I L D R E N 2 0 0 9
…TABLE 2
% of under-fives (2000–2007*) suffering from:
% of children (2000–2007*) who are:
% of infants
with low
birthweight
2000–2007*
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
10x
4
7x
14
20
5
7x
9
8x
9
12
12
24
13
25
–
10
9
4
28
9
7x
15
6x
8
6x
12
8
12
6
10
5x
7x
5
14
5
6
13
–
7x
–
4
8
17
14
9
22
19
6
12x
–
14
8
18
6
–
6
4
15
15
15
14
–
exclusively
breastfed
(< 6 months)
47x
–
–
6
41
11
–
54
–
39x
51
27
16
11
41
–
30
–
–
46
40
23
25
–
–
–
15
–
22
17
13
80x
12x
32
23
–
27
36
35
–
–
–
–
67
57
29x
10
38
–
63x
20
21
38x
60x
46
–
57
19
31
30
15
24
–
underweight†
(WHO
ref. pop.)
breastfed with
complementary
food
(6–9 months)
still
breastfeeding
(20–23 months)
moderate
& severe
–
–
–
62
44
35
–
58
–
–
67
41
35
42
87
–
69
–
–
57
75
68
51
–
–
–
36
–
66
39
84
–
26x
49
10
–
35
79
70
–
–
–
–
78
89
–
85
30
–
–
78
–
36x
–
18
–
57
35
66
80
66
72
–
–
–
–
9
53
20
–
56
–
–
47
71
61
31
35
–
48
–
–
77
59
58
36
–
–
–
24
–
11
16
57
–
9x
26
47
–
11
60
45
23x
–
–
–
64
72
12x
–
56
–
–
57
–
21x
–
2
–
65
13
15
65
67
28
–
–
–
–
8
16
2
–
13
–
–
18y
22
15
10
18
–
8
–
–
43
23
–
6
–
–
–
3
–
–
4
16
–
–
2
31
–
–
–
23
4x
–
–
–
36
15
–
–
27
–
–
–
–
3
–
–
–
5
2
9
20
–
–
–
underweight†
(NCHS/WHO)
moderate
severe
& severe
–
–
–
12
20
2
–
18
–
–
23y
26
19
12
22
–
11
–
–
46
28
11x
8
–
–
–
4
–
4
4
20
13x
10x
3
37
–
4
20
26
5x
–
–
–
42
21
8
30
32
–
–
32
15x
5
15x
4
–
6
3
10
24
32
24
–
–
–
–
2
4
0
–
3
–
–
4y
7
4
2
6
–
1
–
–
–
9
2x
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
4
–
3x
0
9
–
–
4
8
1x
–
–
–
11
4
1
7
10
–
–
10
2x
–
–
1
–
1
1
2
6
7
5
–
wasting
(NCHS/
WHO)
stunting
(NCHS/
WHO)
moderate
& severe
moderate
& severe
–
–
–
3
6
2
–
5
–
–
2y
9
7
8
9
–
1
–
–
19
–
5x
5
–
–
–
4
–
2
4
6
–
11x
4
7
–
5
4
6
3x
–
–
–
13
4
–
13
13
–
–
13
14x
2
–
4
–
2
3
9
4
9
9
–
–
–
–
21
22
10
–
22
–
–
49y
35
41
14
24
–
25
–
–
38
–
15x
21
–
–
–
3
–
9
13
30
–
24x
14
40
–
11
38
39
15x
–
–
–
48
46
–
25
34
–
–
35
10x
13
–
8
–
21
5
18
41
32
24
–
Vitamin A
supplementation
coverage rate
(6–59 months)
2007
% of
households
consuming
full
at least one
iodized salt
dose‡ (%) coverageΔ (%) 2000–2007*
–
–
–
90
93
–
–
95
–
–
33
95
66
–
–
–
–
–
–
53
87
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22
–
–
95
83
–
–
85
85
–
–
–
–
95
90
–
62
95
–
39
95
–
–
–
–
–
95
–
–
48
94
–
–
–
–
–
0
82
–
–
77
–
–
29
94
64
–
–
–
–
–
–
33
87
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
15
–
–
95
69
–
–
38
85
–
–
–
–
95
90
–
62
89
–
39
89
–
–
–
–
–
94
–
–
42
93
–
–
S TAT I S T I C A L TA B L E S
31x
–
–
36
7
87
–
32
–
–
40
51
1
–
3
–
80x
–
–
51
73
99
28
–
–
–
100x
–
88
92
91
–
–
76
75
–
92
91
–
90x
–
–
–
75
50
–
44
79
–
–
2
0x
91
–
60
–
83
71
21
54
60
63
–
123
TABLE 2. NUTRITION
% of under-fives (2000–2007*) suffering from:
% of children (2000–2007*) who are:
Countries and territories
% of infants
with low
birthweight
2000–2007*
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norway
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
Tajikistan
Thailand
The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
124
exclusively
breastfed
(< 6 months)
underweight†
(WHO
ref. pop.)
breastfed with
complementary
food
(6–9 months)
still
breastfeeding
(20–23 months)
moderate
& severe
underweight†
(NCHS/WHO)
moderate
severe
& severe
wasting
(NCHS/
WHO)
stunting
(NCHS/
WHO)
moderate
& severe
moderate
& severe
Vitamin A
supplementation
coverage rate
(6–59 months)
2007
% of
households
consuming
full
at least one
iodized salt
dose‡ (%) coverageΔ (%) 2000–2007*
21
–
6
12
27
14
0
5
7
9
19x
9x
10
11x
9
10
20
6
8
10x
4
8
6
6
9
11
8
4x
–
8
11x
19
5
–
24
8
7
6
13x
–
15x
6x
22
31x
13
9
4x
6x
9
10
9
53
–
–
31
9
17
–
–
27
–
37
59x
25x
59x
22
63
34
–
–
12x
–
16
–
88
56x
–
–
–
–
60
31x
34
15
–
8
–
–
–
65
9
7
–
53
16
9
32
–
–
29
25
5
75
–
–
83
73
64
–
–
–
91
36
–
38x
74x
60
82
58
–
–
48x
–
41
–
69
–
–
–
–
–
60
60x
61
39
–
52
–
–
–
–
15
46
–
–
47
25
77
–
–
37
15
43
95
–
–
43
–
34
–
–
–
73
55
–
21x
66x
–
47
32
–
–
21x
–
–
–
77
–
–
–
–
–
18
30x
42
8
–
57
–
–
–
–
35
–
–
73
40
11
31
–
–
16
34
19
39
–
–
–
39
24
–
–
–
13x
31
–
6x
–
3
6
21
–
–
–
–
4
–
18
–
–
–
–
–
7
–
14
1
–
25
3
–
–
16x
32
10x
–
23y
–
7
5
–
–
9
14
7
45
–
–
7
44
29
–
–
3
18x
38
–
8x
–
4
5
28
–
–
6x
–
3
3x
23
–
–
–
–
–
9
14x
17
2
–
30
3
–
–
21x
36
12x
–
29y
41
10
7
–
–
10
17
9
10
–
–
1
15
9
–
–
0
1x
13
–
1x
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
0
1x
4
–
–
–
–
–
1
3x
3
0
–
8
0
–
–
–
12
2x
–
–
15
1
–
–
–
2
4
0
12
–
–
1
10
9
–
–
1
7x
13
–
1x
–
1
1
6
–
–
2x
–
2
4x
4
–
–
–
–
–
8
11x
8
3
–
9
2
–
–
–
11
3x
–
14y
16
5
2
–
–
9
7
4
43
–
–
17
50
38
–
–
10
10x
37
–
18x
–
14
30
30
–
–
8x
–
10
13x
45
–
–
–
–
–
23
20x
16
6
–
40
2
–
–
–
38
25x
–
14y
43
8
24
–
–
22
27
12
95
–
–
95
95
77
–
–
–
–
95
–
–
7
–
–
83
–
–
–
–
–
–
89
–
–
–
–
–
55
–
94
–
–
95
–
–
–
–
89
–
–
–
90
–
–
–
–
–
92
–
95
–
–
–
95
55
–
–
–
–
95
–
–
7
–
–
83
–
–
–
–
–
–
76
–
–
–
–
–
48
–
94
–
–
86
–
–
–
–
4
–
–
–
90
–
–
–
–
–
92
–
63
–
83x
97
46
97
–
–
86
61x
17
–
95x
–
94
91
45
–
–
–
–
74
35
88
100
–
–
–
–
37
–
41
73
–
45
–
–
–
–
1
62x
–
94
1
–
80
–
–
79
46
47
6
12
12
3
19
7
16x
4
5
14
37x
31
28
62x
13
47
21
11
–
60
8x
82
35
–
43
–
38
54
–
80
10x
35
44
–
22
22
24
37
–
54
2
–
22
–
–
–
–
8
–
16
2
49
26
–
6
4
4
11
–
20
0
15
7
–
1
1
1
2
–
5
2
25
14
–
4
2
1
6
–
5
9
54
24
–
4
12
12
15
–
32
–
57
95
–
–
–
–
–
–
64
–
50
64
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
94
60
25
–
28
97
64
87
–
96
T H E S TAT E O F T H E W O R L D ’ S C H I L D R E N 2 0 0 9
…TABLE 2
% of under-fives (2000–2007*) suffering from:
% of children (2000–2007*) who are:
% of infants
with low
birthweight
2000–2007*
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
4
15x
8
10
8
8
5
6
9
7
32x
12
11
underweight†
(WHO
ref. pop.)
underweight†
(NCHS/WHO)
moderate
severe
& severe
wasting
(NCHS/
WHO)
stunting
(NCHS/
WHO)
moderate
& severe
moderate
& severe
Vitamin A
supplementation
coverage rate
(6–59 months)
2007
% of
households
consuming
full
at least one
iodized salt
dose‡ (%) coverageΔ (%) 2000–2007*
breastfed with
complementary
food
(6–9 months)
still
breastfeeding
(20–23 months)
moderate
& severe
6
34x
–
41
–
54
26
50x
7x
17
–
61
22
49
52x
–
91
–
32
45
–
50x
70
–
93
79
11
29x
–
55
–
31
38
–
31x
23
–
42
–
–
–
–
17
1y
–
4
–
–
–
42
15
12
1y
14x
–
22
2y
5
5
–
5
20
46
19
17
0y
3x
–
4
0y
1
1
–
–
5
15
3
3
0y
15x
–
3
0y
2
3
–
4
8
12
5
6
3y
17x
–
38
1y
11
15
–
12
36
53
39
29
–
–
–
93
–
–
84
–
–
95
47
95
83
–
–
–
93
–
–
84
–
–
95w
47w
95
83
18
–
–
43
–
–
53
–
90x
93
30
77
91
31
40
23
26
44
43
–
20
–
39
37
38
68
71
65
57
53
45
–
41
–
55
64
55
51
56
47
36
75
27
–
23
–
51
64
50
24
23
24
11
41
11
5
–
–
24
30
23
28
28
28
17
45
14
6
5
–
26
34
25
8
7
9
5
–
–
–
1
–
–
9
–
9
7
10
8
18
–
2
2
–
11
11
11
38
40
36
26
38
16
16
12
–
30
40
28
77
73
81
–
64
86
–
–
–
72
84
72
67
68
67
–
50
86**
–
–
–
62**
82
62**
64
56
72
60
51
86
83
50
–
70
55
68
exclusively
breastfed
(< 6 months)
SUMMARY INDICATORS
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern and Southern Africa
West and Central Africa
Middle East and North Africa
South Asia
East Asia and Pacific
Latin America and Caribbean
CEE/CIS
Industrialized countries§
Developing countries§
Least developed countries§
World
15
14
15
12
27
6
9
6
7
15
17
14
§ Also includes territories within each country category or regional group. Countries and territories in each country category or regional group are listed on page 152.
DEFINITIONS OF THE INDICATORS
Low birthweight – Percentage of infants weighing less than 2,500 grams at birth.
Underweight (WHO ref. pop.) – Moderate and severe: Percentage of children aged 0–59 months
who are below minus two standard deviations from median weight for age of the WHO Child
Growth Standards published in 2006.
Underweight (NCHS/WHO) – Moderate and severe: Percentage of children aged 0–59 months
who are below minus two standard deviations from median weight for age of the National Center
for Health Statistics (NCHS)/WHO reference population; Severe: Percentage of children aged
0–59 months who are below minus three standard deviations from median weight for age of the
NCHS/WHO reference population.
Wasting (NCHS/WHO) – Moderate and severe: Percentage of children aged 0–59 months who are
below minus two standard deviations from median weight for height of the NCHS/WHO reference
population.
Stunting (NCHS/WHO) – Moderate and severe: Percentage of children aged 0–59 months who are
below minus two standard deviations from median height for age of the NCHS/WHO reference
population.
Vitamin A – Percentage of children aged 6–59 months who received vitamin A supplements in 2007.
Iodized salt consumption – Percentage of households consuming adequately iodized salt (15 parts
per million or more).
NOTES
MAIN DATA SOURCES
Low birthweight – Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
(MICS), other national household surveys, data from routine reporting systems, UNICEF and WHO.
Breastfeeding – DHS, MICS, other national household surveys and UNICEF.
Underweight, wasting and stunting – DHS, MICS, other national household surveys, WHO and
UNICEF.
Vitamin A – UNICEF.
Salt iodization – DHS, MICS, other national household surveys and UNICEF.
–
x
Data not available.
Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages.
y Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition or refer to only part of a country. Such data are included in the calculation of
regional and global averages.
k Refers to exclusive breastfeeding for less than four months.
w Identifies countries with national vitamin A supplementation programmes targeted towards a reduced age range. Coverage figure is reported as targeted.
† In this year’s report, the ‘underweight’ statistics apply the same indicators to two different reference populations. Due to this difference, the data presented here are not strictly comparable
with each other or with previous editions of this report. The WHO Child Growth Standards are gradually replacing the widely used NCHS/WHO reference population. For a more detailed description of this transition, please see the General note on the data on page 114.
The data for ‘wasting’ and ‘stunting’ refer to the same reference populations and are therefore comparable with each other and with data published in previous editions of this report.
‡ Refers to the percentage of children who received at least one dose in 2007 (the most recent coverage point at the time of reporting).
Δ
The percentage of children reached with two doses in 2007 is reported as the lower percentage of two coverage points. ‘0’ (zero) indicates that only one dose was delivered in 2007.
* Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading.
** Excludes China.
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