2014 Nutrition Country Profile
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Georgia
ECONOMICS AND DEMOGRAPHY
UNDER-5 MORTALITY RATE
POVERTY RATES AND GDP
US$1.25/day (%)
US$2/day (%)
35
8,037
39
19
36
5,952
INCOME INEQUALITY
Deaths per 1,000 live births
GDP per capita
PPP ($)
Gini index, 2010
34
6,936
22
18
POPULATION
20
Population (000)
3,276
1990
2000
42
Source: World Bank 2014.
Note: 0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality.
2010
2013
Source: World Bank 2014.
Note: PPP = purchasing power parity.
1990
2000
2010
2012
4,358
2012
Under-5 population (000)
306
2012
Urban (%)
53
2010
> 65 years (%)
14
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
34
2009
Wasting a
5
2009
Overweight a
59
2009
16
CHANGES IN STUNTING PREVALENCE OVER TIME, BY WEALTH QUINTILE
Wealthiest
Second wealthiest
Middle
Second poorest
Poorest
15
Percentage of children under 5 affected
11
Wasting a
2
2009
Severe wasting a
1
2009
Overweight a
20
2009
Low birth weight b
5
2011
Sources: a UNICEF/WHO/WB 2014; b UNICEF 2014.
2005
5
1999
2005
10
2009
Source: UNICEF/WHO/WB 2014.
15
20
25
Mean prevalence of stunting (%)
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 NA
NA
Women of reproductive age, short stature b
NA
NA
b
Women of reproductive age with anemia a
310
2011
Total population affected (%)
28
2011
31
NA
Mild iodine deficiency
1998
Vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (%) b
Population classification of iodine nutrition
(age group 6–12) c
Sources: a WHO 2014; b DHS 2014.
Note: NA = not available.
Sources: a Stevens et al. 2013; b WHO 2009; c WHO 2004.
Note: NA = not available.
METABOLIC RISK FACTORS FOR DIET-RELATED
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES, 2008 (%)
Raised blood pressure
Total population affected (000)
Raised blood glucose
Raised blood cholesterol
PREVALENCE OF ADULT OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY, 2008 (%)
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25)
50
47
44
37
12
12
55
Female
38
36
26
51
Male
16
11
53
Both sexes
Both sexes
Male
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)
21
Female
Source: WHO 2014.
Note: BMI = body mass index.
Source: WHO 2014.
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY INDICATORS: PROGRESS AGAINST GLOBAL WHA TARGETS
Under-5 stunting, 2009
Under-5 wasting, 2009
Under-5 overweight, 2009
WRA anemia, 2011
Currently on course
Currently on 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 (%)
INTERVENTION COVERAGE (%)
Antenatal care (4+ visits), 2010 a
Severe acute malnutrition, geographic coverage a
NA
Vitamin A supplementation, full coverage NA
NA
Children under 5 with diarrhea receiving ORS b
40
2005
b
90
55
Skilled attendant at birth, 2011a
100
Initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth, 2010 a
69
NA
Immunization coverage, DTP3 b
92
2012
Iodized salt consumption b
100
2005
Sources: a UNICEF/Coverage Monitoring Network/ACF International 2012; b UNICEF 2014.
Notes: ORS = oral rehydration salts; DTP3 = 3 doses of combined diphtheria/tetanus/
pertussis vaccine. NA = not available.
Continued breastfeeding at 1 year, 2009a
37
18
INFANT AND YOUNG-CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES (% 6–23 MONTHS)
11
Unmet need for family planning, 2005 b
16
2000
2005
2009
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
Availability of fruits and
vegetables (grams):
data for 1990, 2000,
2010, 2011
10
1991
2000
257
2010
6
2010
Gender Inequality Index (score*) b
NA
NA
Gender Inequality Index (country rank) b
NA
NA
FEMALE SECONDARY
EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (%)
78
Sources: a UNICEF 2014; b UNDP 2014.
Notes: *0 = low inequality, 1 = high inequality. NA = not available.
344
253
Early childbearing: births by age 18 (%) a
POPULATION DENSITY OF HEALTH WORKERS
PER 1,000 PEOPLE
Physicians
4.236
2012
Nurses and midwives
3.217
2009
NA
NA
Community health workers
2014
Source: WHO 2014.
Note: NA = not available.
Source: FAOSTAT 2014.
1990
2000
2010
2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics 2014.
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES (%)
IMPROVED DRINKING WATER COVERAGE (%)
Piped on premises
Other improved
Unimproved
Surface water
11
15
1
19
IMPROVED SANITATION COVERAGE (%)
Improved facilities
Shared facilities
121
Health
Education
Unimproved facilities
Open defecation
122
1 4
2
Social protection
Agriculture
0.4
28
32
53
61
1990
2000
20.2
80
97
95
93
8.0
2012
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP 2014.
1990
2000
2012
1.7
1990
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP 2014.
2000
6.5
2010
2012
Source: IFPRI 2014.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND POLICY, LEGISLATION, AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
SCALING UP NUTRITION (SUN) COUNTRY
INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS, 2014 (%)
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
National implementation of the International
Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes a
Extent of constitutional right to food b
Maternity protection (Convention 183) c
Data not available
Wheat fortification legislation d
Undernutrition mentioned in national development plans and economic growth strategies e
Law
2014
Medium
2003
NA
NA
Planning
NA
NA
NA
Sources: a UNICEF 2014; b FAO 2003; c ILO 2013; d FFI 2014; e IDS 2014.
Note: NA = not available.
Source: SUN 2014.
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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.
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