Adolescence

…TABLE 2% of infantswith lowbirthweight2005–2009*SUMMARY INDICATORSEarlyinitiation 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& severeUnited Republic of Tanzania 10 67 41 x 91 x 55 x 22 17 4 4 44 94 43United States 8 x – – – – 2 x 1 x 0 x 0 x 3 x – –Uruguay 8 60 57 35 28 5 x 5 x 2 x 2 x 15 x – –Uzbekistan 5 67 26 45 38 5 4 1 4 19 65 53Vanuatu 10 72 40 62 32 16 – – – – – 23Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 8 – 7 x 50 x 31 x 5 – – – – – 90 xViet Nam 5 58 17 70 23 20 – – – – 99 w 93Yemen 32 x 30 12 x 76 x – 46 43 19 15 58 – 30Zambia 11 57 61 93 42 19 15 3 5 45 91 77 xZimbabwe 11 69 26 89 21 16 y 12 y 2 y 2 y 35 y 77 91 yAfrica # 13 49 34 69 49 24 20 6 9 40 81 62Sub-Saharan Africa # 14 49 33 70 51 27 22 7 9 42 81 61Eastern and Southern Africa 14 61 47 72 64 25 21 6 7 44 77 53West and Central Africa 13 39 23 70 43 28 23 8 10 40 84 74Middle East and North Africa 10 47 32 57 35 14 14 5 10 31 – 60Asia # 18 41 38 54 68 31 27 13 17 35 76 ** 73South Asia 27 39 45 56 75 47 42 15 19 48 73 55East Asia and Pacific 6 44 28 52 – 11 11 – – 22 88 ** 87Latin America and Caribbean 8 49 43 70 32 7 4 – 2 14 – 89CEE/CIS 7 47 29 52 21 5 4 1 3 16 – 51Industrialized countries § – – – – – – – – – – – –Developing countries § 15 44 36 59 56 26 22 9 12 34 77 ** 72Least developed countries § 16 50 42 69 68 33 28 9 11 44 87 57World 15 44 36 59 56 26 22 9 12 34 77 ** 71# For a complete list of countries and territories in the regions and subregions, see page 124.§ Includes territories within each country category or regional group. Countries and territories in each country category or regional group are listed on page 124.severewasting(WHO)moderate& severestunting(WHO)moderate& severeVitamin Asupplementationcoverage rate(6–59 months)2009Fullcoverage ∆ (%)% ofhouseholdsconsumingiodized salt2003–2009*DEFINITIONS OF THE INDICATORSLow birthweight – Percentage of infants weighing less than 2,500 grams at birth.Early initiation of breastfeeding – Percentage of infants who are put to the breast within onehour of birth.Underweight (NCHS/WHO) – Moderate and severe: Percentage of children aged 0–59 monthswho are below minus two standard deviations from median weight for age of the NCHS/WHOreference population.Underweight (WHO) – Moderate and severe: Percentage of children aged 0–59 months who arebelow minus two standard deviations from median weight for age of the World HealthOrganization (WHO) Child Growth Standards; Severe: Percentage of children aged 0–59 monthswho are below minus three standard deviations from median weight for age of the WHO ChildGrowth Standards.Wasting (WHO) – Moderate and severe: Percentage of children aged 0–59 months who are belowminus two standard deviations from median weight for height of the WHO Child GrowthStandards.Stunting (WHO) – Moderate and severe: Percentage of children aged 0–59 months who are belowminus two standard deviations from median height for age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.Vitamin A supplementation (full coverage) – The estimated percentage of children aged 6–59months reached with 2 doses of vitamin A supplements.Iodized salt consumption – Percentage of households consuming adequately iodized salt (15 partsper million or more).MAIN DATA SOURCESLow 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 andUNICEF.Vitamin A – UNICEF.Salt iodization – DHS, MICS, other national household surveys and UNICEF.NOTES – Data not available.w Identifies countries with national vitamin A supplementation programmes targeted towards a reduced age range. Coverage figure is reported as targeted.x 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 calculationof 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 ofregional and global averages.∆Full coverage with vitamin A supplements is reported as the lower percentage of 2 annual coverage points (i.e., lower point between round 1 (January–June) and round 2 (July–December) of 2008).* Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading.** Excludes China.STATISTICAL TABLES 95