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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*Nicaragua 8 54 31 76 43 7 6 1 1 22 6 97Niger 27 40 10 52 – 41 y 34 y 11 y 12 y 46 y 95 46Nigeria 12 38 13 75 32 29 24 9 11 43 78 97Niue 0 x – – – – – – – – – – –Norway 5 x – – – – – – – – – – –Occupied Palestinian Territory 7 – 27 – – 3 – – – – – 86Oman 9 85 – 91 x 73 x 18 x 11 x 2 x 7 x 13 x – 69 xPakistan 32 29 37 36 55 38 x 31 x 13 x 14 x 42 x 91 17 xPalau 9 x – 59 x – – – – – – – – –Panama 10 x – 25 x 38 x 21 x – 4 y – 1 y 19 y – 95 xPapua New Guinea 10 – 56 76 72 26 y 18 y 5 y 5 y 43 y 12 92Paraguay 9 x 21 x 22 x 60 x – 4 3 – 1 18 – 94 yPeru 8 53 70 81 51 6 4 1 1 24 – 91Philippines 21 54 34 58 34 26 22 – 7 32 91 45Poland 6 x – – – – – – – – – – –Portugal 8 x – – – – – – – – – – –Qatar 10 x – 12 x 48 x 21 x 6 x – – – – – –Republic of Korea 4 x – – – – – – – – – – –Republic of Moldova 6 65 46 18 2 4 3 1 5 10 – 60Romania 8 x – 16 x 41 x – 3 x 4 x 1 x 4 x 13 x – 74Russian Federation 6 – – – – 3 x – – – – – 35 yRwanda 6 68 88 69 77 23 18 4 5 51 94 88Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 – 56 x – – – – – – – – 100 xSaint Lucia 11 – – – – – – – – – – –Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 – – – – – – – – – – –Samoa 4 x – – – – – – – – – – –San Marino – – – – – – – – – – – –Sao Tome and Principe 8 35 51 77 20 – 13 3 11 29 37 37Saudi Arabia 11 x – 31 x 60 x 30 x 14 x – – – – – –Senegal 19 23 34 61 42 17 14 4 9 19 97 41Serbia 6 17 15 39 8 2 1 0 4 7 – 32Seychelles – – – – – – – – – – – –Sierra Leone 14 51 11 73 50 25 21 7 10 36 99 58Singapore 8 x – – – – 3 x 3 x 0 x 4 x 4 x – –Slovakia 7 x – – – – – – – – – – –Slovenia – – – – – – – – – – – –Solomon Islands 13 75 74 81 67 – 12 2 4 33 – –Somalia – 26 9 15 35 36 32 12 13 42 62 1South Africa 15 x 61 x 8 x 49 x 31 x 12 – – – – – 62 xSpain 6 x – – – – – – – – – – –Sri Lanka 17 80 76 87 84 27 21 4 15 17 – 92 ySudan 31 x – 34 56 35 31 27 10 16 40 84 11Suriname 13 x 34 2 34 15 10 7 1 5 11 – –Swaziland 9 44 33 – 23 y 10 7 1 1 40 27 80Sweden 4 x – – – – – – – – – – –Switzerland 6 x – – – – – – – – – – –Syrian Arab Republic 9 32 29 37 16 10 9 2 10 28 – 79Tajikistan 10 57 y 25 15 34 18 15 6 7 39 87 62Thailand 9 50 5 43 19 9 7 1 5 16 – 47The former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia 6 – 37 x 8 x 10 x 2 2 0 3 11 – 94 yTimor-Leste 12 x – 52 80 33 – 49 15 25 54 45 60Togo 12 53 48 70 y – 21 21 3 6 27 100 25Tonga 3 x – 62 x – – – – – – – – –Trinidad and Tobago 19 41 13 43 22 6 x – – – – – 28Tunisia 5 87 6 61 15 3 – – – – – 97 xTurkey 11 39 42 68 22 3 2 0 1 12 – 69Turkmenistan 4 60 11 54 37 11 8 2 7 19 – 87Tuvalu 5 x – 35 40 51 y – 2 0 3 10 – –Uganda 14 42 60 80 54 20 16 4 6 38 64 96Ukraine 4 41 18 55 6 1 x – – – – – 18United Arab Emirates 15 x – 34 x 52 x 29 x 14 x – – – – – –United Kingdom 8 x – – – – – – – – – – –severewasting(WHO)moderate& severestunting(WHO)moderate& severeFullcoverage ∆ (%)94THE STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN 2011