2014 Nutrition Country Profile
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Mali
ECONOMICS AND DEMOGRAPHY
UNDER-5 MORTALITY RATE
POVERTY RATES AND GDP
US$1.25/day (%)
US$2/day (%)
1,664 79
220
50
1,269
Gini index, 2010
POPULATION
138
1990
2000
2010
2013
Source: World Bank 2014.
Note: PPP = purchasing power parity.
33
Source: World Bank 2014.
Note: 0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality.
253
1,589
1,100
INCOME INEQUALITY
Deaths per 1,000 live births
GDP per capita
PPP ($)
1990
2000
128
2010
2012
Population (000)
14,854
Under-5 population (000)
2,865
2012
2012
Urban (%)
34
2010
> 65 years (%)
3
2012
Source: UNPD 2013.
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation 2013.
CHILD ANTHROPOMETRY
PREVALENCE OF
UNDER-5 STUNTING (%)
CHILD ANTHROPOMETRY
Number of children under 5 affected (000)
Stunting a
1,099
2006
Wasting a
437
2006
Overweight a
134
2006
Wealthiest
43
40
36
CHANGES IN STUNTING PREVALENCE OVER TIME, BY WEALTH QUINTILE
Second wealthiest
Middle
30
35
Second poorest
Poorest
39
Percentage of children under 5 affected
Wasting a
15
2006
Severe wasting a
6
2006
Overweight a
5
2006
Low birth weight b
18
2010
Sources: a UNICEF/WHO/WB 2014; b UNICEF 2014.
2006
25
1987
1996
2001
2006
40
45
Mean prevalence of stunting (%)
Source: UNICEF/WHO/WB 2014.
Source: DHS surveys 1990−2011 adapted from Bredenkamp et al. 2014.
ADOLESCENT AND ADULT NUTRITION STATUS
ADOLESCENT AND ADULT ANTHROPOMETRY (% POPULATION)
MICRONUTRIENT STATUS OF POPULATION
Adolescent overweight a
NA
NA
Adolescent obesity a
NA
NA
Women of reproductive age, thinness 11
2006
Women of reproductive age, short stature b
1
2006
b
Women of reproductive age with anemia a
Total population affected (000)
Total population affected (%)
Vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (%) b
Sources: a WHO 2014; b DHS 2014.
Note: NA = not available.
Population classification of iodine nutrition
(age group 6–12) c
METABOLIC RISK FACTORS FOR DIET-RELATED
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES, 2008 (%)
Raised blood pressure
Raised blood glucose
2,016
2011
56
2011
59
NA
Risk of iodine-induced hyperthyroidism (IIH) within 5–10 years
following introduction of iodized
salt in susceptible groups
1999
Sources: a Stevens et al. 2013; b WHO 2009; c WHO 2004.
Note: NA = not available.
Raised blood cholesterol
PREVALENCE OF ADULT OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY, 2008 (%)
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25)
41
41
41
19
9
20
Male
10
Both sexes
Both sexes
Male
26
Female
18
9
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)
7
15
2
21
5
Female
Source: WHO 2014.
Note: BMI = body mass index.
Source: WHO 2014.
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY INDICATORS: PROGRESS AGAINST GLOBAL WHA TARGETS
Under-5 stunting, 2006
Under-5 wasting, 2006
Under-5 overweight, 2006
WRA anemia, 2011
Currently off course
Currently off course
Currently off course
Currently off course
Source: WHO 2014.
Notes: Currently it is only possible to determine whether a country is on or off course for four of the six WHA targets. The year refers to the most recent data available; on/off-course calculation is based on trend data.
WRA = women of reproductive age.
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INTERVENTION COVERAGE AND CHILD-FEEDING PRACTICES
CONTINUUM OF CARE (%)
RATE OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING
OF INFANTS UNDER 6 MONTHS (%)
Antenatal care (4+ visits), 2010 a
35
INTERVENTION COVERAGE (%)
Severe acute malnutrition, geographic coverage a
5
Vitamin A supplementation, full coverage 93
2012
Children under 5 with diarrhea receiving ORS b
11
2010
b
38
Skilled attendant at birth, 2010 a
56
25
Initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth, 2010 a
57
2012
Immunization coverage, DTP3 b
74
2012
Iodized salt consumption b
74
2006
Sources: a UNICEF/Coverage Monitoring Network/ACF International 2012; b UNICEF 2014.
Note: ORS = oral rehydration salts; DTP3 = 3 doses of combined diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis
vaccine.
20
Continued breastfeeding at 1 year, 2010 a
INFANT AND YOUNG-CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES (% 6–23 MONTHS)
90
Unmet need for family planning, 1995–1996 b
28
2001
2006
2010
NA
NA
Minimum dietary diversity
NA
NA
Source: DHS.
Note: NA = not available.
Source: UNICEF 2014.
Sources: a UNICEF 2014; b UNPD 2014.
Minimum acceptable diet
UNDERLYING DETERMINANTS
FOOD SUPPLY
GENDER-RELATED DETERMINANTS
Available calories
from nonstaples (%):
data for 1991, 2000,
2009
Undernourishment (%):
data for 1991, 2000,
2010, 2014
32
31
25
246
243
8
2000
Gender Inequality Index (country rank) b
2006
0.673
2013
148
2013
FEMALE SECONDARY
EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (%)
37
35
POPULATION DENSITY OF HEALTH WORKERS
PER 1,000 PEOPLE
228
1991
Gender Inequality Index (score*) b
46
Sources: a UNICEF 2014; b UNDP 2014.
Note: *0 = low inequality, 1 = high inequality.
30
22
213
Availability of fruits and
vegetables (grams):
data for 1990, 2000,
2010, 2011
Early childbearing: births by age 18 (%) a
2010
2014
13
Physicians
0.083
2010
Nurses and midwives
0.430
2010
Community health workers
0.007
2010
Source: WHO 2014.
Source: FAOSTAT 2014.
5
1990
2000
2010
2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics 2014.
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES (%)
IMPROVED DRINKING WATER COVERAGE (%)
Piped on premises
Other improved
Improved facilities
Shared facilities
Unimproved
Surface water
5
9
53
38
8
2000
46
45
43
17.2
19
16
14
13
15
18
22
2012
1990
2000
2012
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP 2014.
Social protection
Agriculture
13
21
29
49
63
Health
Education
Unimproved facilities
Open defecation
2
31
24
4
1990
IMPROVED SANITATION COVERAGE (%)
1990
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP 2014.
14.5
2000
2010
2012
Source: IFPRI 2014.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND POLICY, LEGISLATION, AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
SCALING UP NUTRITION (SUN) COUNTRY
INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS, 2014 (%)
Bringing people into a shared space for action
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
59
National implementation of the International
Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes a
Extent of constitutional right to food b
Ensuring a coherent policy and legal framework
46
Maternity protection (Convention 183) c
Aligning actions around a common results framework
50
Wheat fortification legislation d
Financial tracking and resource mobilization
40
Undernutrition mentioned in national development plans and economic growth strategies e
Total weighted
49
Many provisions
law
2014
Medium
2003
Yes
2011
Mandatory
2012
Rank: 69/83
2007–
2011
Sources: a UNICEF 2014; b FAO 2003; c ILO 2013; d FFI 2014; e IDS 2014.
AVAILABILITY AND STAGE OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDELINES/
PROTOCOLS/STANDARDS FOR THE
MANAGEMENT OF NCDs
Diabetes
Available,
partially
implemented
2010
Hypertension
Available,
partially
implemented
2010
Source: WHO 2014.
Note: NCDs = noncommunicable diseases.
Source: SUN 2014.
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