This paper explores variation in welfare across diverse populations of Iraq during three time periods 1) the Iran-Iraq War 1980-88, 2) the First Gulf War 1990-1 and 3) the sanctions era leading up to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Using data from a nationally-representative 2003 World Food Programme survey, I will examine rates of stunting – or stunted growth, a primary manifestation of malnutrition in early childhood – to explore the extent to which the costs of international sanctions were borne by particular subpopulations of Iraq.