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TABLE 2. NUTRITIONCountries and territories% of infantswith lowbirthweight2005–2009*Earlyinitiation ofbreastfeeding(%)2005–2009*% of children (2005–2009*) who are:breastfed withcomplementary stillfood(6–9 months)exclusivelybreastfed(< 6 months)breastfeeding(20–23 months)% of under-fives (2003–2009*) suffering from:underweight(NCHS/WHO)moderate& severeunderweight(WHO)moderate& severeVitamin Asupplementationcoverage rate(6–59 months)2009% ofhouseholdsconsumingiodized salt2003–2009*Afghanistan – – – 29 x 54 x 39 y 33 y 12 y 9 y 59 y 95 28 yAlbania 7 43 39 54 31 6 5 2 9 19 – 76Algeria 6 50 7 39 22 4 3 1 4 15 – 61Andorra – – – – – – – – – – – –Angola 12 x 55 11 x 77 x 37 x – 16 y 7 y 8 y 29 y 28 45Antigua and Barbuda 5 – – – – – – – – – – –Argentina 7 – – – 28 4 y 2 y 0 y 1 y 8 y – 90 xArmenia 7 28 33 57 15 4 4 1 5 18 – 97Australia 7 x – – – – – – – – – – –Austria 7 x – – – – – – – – – – –Azerbaijan 10 32 12 44 16 10 8 2 7 25 79 w 54Bahamas 11 – – – – – – – – – – –Bahrain 8 x – 34 x 65 x 41 x 9 x – – – – – –Bangladesh 22 43 43 74 91 46 41 12 17 43 91 84 yBarbados 14 – – – – – – – – – – –Belarus 4 21 9 38 4 1 1 1 2 4 – 55 yBelgium 8 x – – – – – – – – – – –Belize 14 51 10 – 27 6 4 1 2 22 – 90 xBenin 15 32 – 76 92 y 23 18 5 8 43 56 67Bhutan 9 – – – – 19 x 14 x 3 x 3 x 48 x – 96 xBolivia (Plurinational State of) 6 61 60 81 40 6 4 1 1 27 45 89 yBosnia and Herzegovina 5 57 18 29 10 2 1 0 4 10 – 62 yBotswana 13 20 20 46 6 14 – – – – 89 66 xBrazil 8 43 40 70 25 y – 2 – 2 7 – 96 yBrunei Darussalam 10 x – – – – – – – – – – –Bulgaria 9 – – – – – – – – – – 100Burkina Faso 16 20 16 – – 31 26 7 11 35 100 34Burundi 11 – 45 88 – 35 – – – – 90 98 yCambodia 9 35 66 89 47 – 29 9 9 40 98 73 yCameroon 11 20 21 64 21 19 16 5 7 36 – 49 yCanada 6 x – – – – – – – – – – –Cape Verde 6 73 60 80 13 9 y – – – – – 0 xCentral African Republic 13 39 23 55 47 29 24 8 12 43 87 62Chad 22 x 34 x 2 x 77 x 65 x 37 – – – – 71 56Chile 6 – – – – 1 y – – – – – 100 xChina 3 41 28 43 – 7 6 – – 15 – 96 yColombia 6 49 47 65 32 7 y 5 y 2 y 2 y 15 y – 92 xComoros 25 x 25 x 21 x 34 x 45 x 25 – – – – 40 82 xCongo 13 39 19 78 21 14 11 3 8 30 8 82Cook Islands 3 x – 19 x – – 10 x – – – – – –Costa Rica 7 – 15 – 49 5 x – – – – – 92 xCôte d’Ivoire 17 25 4 54 37 20 16 5 8 40 88 84 yCroatia 5 – 23 x – – 1 x – – – – – 90 xCuba 5 70 26 47 16 4 – – – – – 88Cyprus – – – – – – – – – – – –Czech Republic 7 x – – – – – – – – – – –Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea 7 x – 65 x 31 x 37 x 23 y 18 y 7 y 9 y 45 y 99 40 yDemocratic Republicof the Congo 10 48 36 82 64 31 25 8 10 46 89 79Denmark 5 x – – – – – – – – – – –Djibouti 10 55 1 23 18 33 y 31 y 9 y 17 y 33 y 94 0Dominica 10 – – – – – – – – – – –Dominican Republic 11 74 9 62 21 4 7 2 3 18 – 19Ecuador 10 – 40 x 77 x 23 x 9 6 – – – – 99 xEgypt 13 56 53 66 35 y 8 6 1 7 29 – 79El Salvador 7 x 33 31 72 54 9 y 6 y 1 y 1 y 19 y – 62 xEquatorial Guinea 13 x – 24 x – – 19 x 16 x 5 x 9 x 43 x – 33 xEritrea 14 x 78 52 x 43 x 62 x 40 x 35 x 13 x 15 x 44 x 44 68 xEstonia 4 x – – – – – – – – – – –Ethiopia 20 69 49 54 88 y 38 33 11 12 51 84 20Fiji 10 x 57 x 40 x – – – – – – – – 31 xFinland 4 x – – – – – – – – – – –severewasting(WHO)moderate& severestunting(WHO)moderate& severeFullcoverage ∆ (%)92THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2011