NUTRITION DATA
Percentage of infants with low birth weight (2006)
14
Percentage of children younger than 6 months who are exclusively
breastfed (2006)
17
Percentage of children between 6 and 9 months who are breastfed
with complementary food (2006)
64
Percentage of children who are still breastfeeding at 20 to 23 months
(2006)
34
Percentage of children younger than 5 who are moderately
underweight (2006)
29
Percentage of children younger than 5 who are severely underweight
(2006)
9
Percentage of children younger than 5 who are suffering from
moderate or severe wasting (2006)
9
Percentage of children younger than 5 who are suffering from
moderate or severe stunting (2006)
38
Percentage of children between 6 and 59 months receiving at least
one dose of Vitamin A (2005)
73
Percentage of households consuming iodised salt (2006)
97
Source: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2008 [accessed 9 May 2008 at
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/nigeria_statistics.html].
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