The early childhood nutrition diet plays a major role in maintaining health and immunity along with organ development and cognitive functioning. The markers that assess nutritional imbalance and malnutrition include underweight, stunting and wasting. The lack of nutrition prevents young children from reaching their full potential in terms of intellectual performance. However, the factors that contribute to malnutrition among young children include maternal health, socio-economic status, dietary behaviors, and other factors. The objective of the present study is to investigate the nutritional status among children under the age of 5 years in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. For the country like Iraq with ongoing political crisis and economic difficulties providing the required nutrition for the young children has become a challenging task. In this study, the records of patients from Sheeraka Hospital, Sulaymaniyah during the period of January 2022 March 2023 are analyzed to determine the prevalence of underweight, severely underweight, overweight, and obesity among young children. The primary data included patient’s age, gender, height, weight and status of being breast-fed. The children are made into three age groups which include 0 to 11 months (less than 1 year), 12 to 23 months (1 to 2 years) and 24 to 59 months (2 to 5 years). By comparing the patient data to the WHO UNICEF guidelines, the patients are divided into four weight categories: underweight, severely underweight, overweight, and obese. It has been noted that the number of infants who are overweight is higher than that of children between the ages of 1 and 2 and those between the ages of 2 and 5. However, a significant number of children between the ages of 2 and 5 are classified as being underweight. The worry of raising awareness to inform mothers or parents about the variables that contribute to malnutrition among young children is made clearer by the fact that the number of overweight children under the age of 0 to 11 months will still be considerable in 2023 through the month of March. In accordance with the degree of malnutrition identified in this study, a community-based nutrition programme ought to be established to deal with the problem locally. The study omitted a description of the numerous factors influencing children's malnutrition levels. Additional investigation should look at aspects including maternal variables, nutritional diversity, seasonal factors, and household food security that were not examined in this study. A focus on vulnerable populations, such as the most vulnerable and chronically malnourished children, is required for ongoing nutrition surveillance.