Health > Nutrition Stats: compare key data on Iraq & Malaysia

% of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months: Health - Nutrition - % of children (1995-2002) who are: still breastfeeding (20-23 months)
% of children who are exclusively breastfed 6 months: Health - Nutrition - % of children (1995-2002) who are: exclusively breastfed (<6 months)
% of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: underweight moderate & severe
% of under-fives suffering from underweight severe: Health - Nutrition - % of under-fives (1995-2002) suffering from: underweight severe
Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months: Exclusive breastfeeding refers to the percentage of children less than six months old who are fed breast milk alone (no other liquids) in the past 24 hours.
Low-birthweight babies > % of births: Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hours of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred."

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STAT	Iraq	Malaysia
% of children who are still breastfeeding 20-23 months	27 Ranked 65th. 2 times more than Malaysia	12 Ranked 92nd.
% of children who are exclusively breastfed 6 months	12 Ranked 97th.	29 Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Iraq
% of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe	16 Ranked 63th. 33% more than Malaysia	12 Ranked 82nd.
% of under-fives suffering from underweight severe	2 Ranked 64th. Twice as much as Malaysia	1 Ranked 100th.
Exclusive breastfeeding > % of children under 6 months	25.1% Ranked 27th.	29% Ranked 4th. 16% more than Iraq
Low-birthweight babies > % of births	14.8% Ranked 14th. 64% more than Malaysia	9% Ranked 9th.

SOURCES: UNICEF; UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International.

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