Over 820 000 children's lives could be saved every year among children under 5 years, if all children 0–23 months were optimally breastfed.Few children receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods in many countries less than a fourth of infants 6–23 months of age meet the criteria of dietary diversity and feeding frequency that are appropriate for their age.About 44% of infants 0–6 months old are exclusively breastfed.Globally in 2020, 149 million children under 5 were estimated to be stunted (too short for age), 45 million were estimated to be wasted (too thin for height), and 38.9 million were overweight or obese. ![]() Undernutrition is associated with 45% of child deaths.Every infant and child has the right to good nutrition according to the "Convention on the Rights of the Child".
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