A/HRC/43/44/Add.1 Adequate and nutritious food 65. Indicators of dietary quality measured for children aged 6–23 months (i.e. minimum dietary diversity, minimum meal frequency and minimum acceptable diet) show that some children may not be receiving adequate nutrition. 66. Specifically, less than 50 per cent of children aged from 6 to 23 months consumed food from four or fewer out of seven food groups, 23 only 58 per cent ate with enough frequency for their age and only 22 per cent had a minimally acceptable diet. Such a situation may arise from a lack of nutritional education among low-income families and mothers who are not willing or not able to breastfeed.24 Stunting 67. Between 2016 and 2018, the proportion of the population who were undernourished was less than 2.5 per cent. In 2018, 17.8 per cent of children under five were affected by stunting.25 The prevalence of stunting in Azerbaijan is below 20 per cent nationally and thus of low public health significance according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification. However, it seems that there is higher prevalence in rural areas. Wasting 68. In 2018, 3.2 per cent of children under five years old were afflicted with wasting. Nonetheless, differences, albeit small, can be seen in children with less well-educated mothers and in low-income families.26 69. In 2018, 7.3 per cent of newborns were born with low weight. With a national prevalence of less than 10 per cent, underweight in Azerbaijan is categorized as of low public health significance according to the WHO classification.27 70. However, certain subgroups are disproportionately affected. Children under 12 months of age have substantially higher rates of being underweight than other age groups and the prevalence for children in low-income households is significantly higher than that of children in more affluent households. Overweight, obesity and malnutrition 71. In 2018, 14.1 per cent of children under five were overweight and 19.9 per cent of adults were obese. Even though that is significantly lower than many other countries in the region and by world standards, it is an emerging health issue and it is important to start preventive measures to avoid serious problems in the future. 28 Anaemia 72. Azerbaijan still experiences high rates of iron deficiency anaemia among women of reproductive age (38.2 per cent) and children aged between 6 and 11 months (39.5 per 23 24 25 26 27 28 12 The seven food groups are grains, roots and tubers; legumes and nuts; dairy products (milk, yogurt, cheese); flesh foods (meat, fish, poultry and liver/organ meats); eggs; fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin A; other fruits and vegetables. See Azerbaijan Nutrition Survey (2013), p. 44, available at http://groundworkhealth.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/06/UNICEF-2013_Azerbaijan-National-NutritionSurvey_report_eng_compressed.pdf. See FAO, The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, p. 127. Ibid. Ibid. Ibid.