2014 Nutrition Country Profile
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ECONOMICS AND DEMOGRAPHY
UNDER-5 MORTALITY RATE
POVERTY RATES AND GDP
US$1.25/day (%)
US$2/day (%)
Gini index
209
189
1,111
159
2000
2010
2013
Source: World Bank 2014.
Note: PPP = purchasing power parity.
1990
2000
POPULATION
150
998
1990
NA
Source: World Bank 2014.
Notes: 0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality. NA = not available.
2,014
1,953
INCOME INEQUALITY
Deaths per 1,000 live births
GDP per capita
PPP ($)
2010
2012
Population (000)
12,448
Under-5 population (000)
2,406
2012
2012
Urban (%)
22
2010
> 65 years (%)
2
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
929
2010
Wasting a
377
2010
Overweight a
67
2010
45
CHANGES IN STUNTING PREVALENCE OVER TIME, BY WEALTH QUINTILE
Wealthiest
16
2010
Severe wasting a
6
2010
Overweight a
3
2010
Low birth weight b
20
2010
Sources: a UNICEF/WHO/WB 2014; b UNICEF 2014
Middle
Second poorest
Poorest
45
39
39
Percentage of children under 5 affected
Wasting a
Second wealthiest
2004
2000
35
1997
2000
2004
40
2010
45
50
55
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 23
2004
Women of reproductive age, short stature b
0
2004
b
Women of reproductive age with anemia a
Total population affected (000)
Total population affected (%)
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.
Raised blood glucose
2011
47
2011
50
NA
Moderate iodine deficiency
1993–
94
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
1,216
Raised blood cholesterol
PREVALENCE OF ADULT OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY, 2008 (%)
Overweight (BMI ≥ 25)
45
43
41
18
9
9
16
19
Male
Both sexes
Both sexes
Male
17
Female
9
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)
4
15
2
16
3
Female
Source: WHO 2014.
Note: BMI = body mass index.
Source: WHO 2014.
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY INDICATORS: PROGRESS AGAINST GLOBAL WHA TARGETS
Under-5 stunting, 2010
Under-5 wasting, 2010
Under-5 overweight, 2010
WRA anemia, 2011
Currently off course
Currently off course
Currently on 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
23
INTERVENTION COVERAGE (%)
Severe acute malnutrition, geographic coverage a
88
10
2012
Vitamin A supplementation, full coverage 0
2012
Children under 5 with diarrhea receiving ORS b
13
2010
b
Skilled attendant at birth, 2010 a
23
Immunization coverage, DTP3 b
45
2012
Iodized salt consumption b
54
2010
Initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth, 2010 a
29
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.
Continued breastfeeding at 1 year, 2010 a
3
88
INFANT AND YOUNG-CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES (% 6–23 MONTHS)
2
Unmet need for family planning, 2004b
21
2000
2004
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
60
74
Availability of fruits and
vegetables (grams):
data for 1990, 2000,
2010, 2011
1991
42
Gender Inequality Index (score*) b
Gender Inequality Index (country rank) b
47
2010
0.707
2013
151
2013
FEMALE SECONDARY
EDUCATION ENROLLMENT (%)
14
14
2010
2012
Sources: a UNICEF 2014; b UNDP 2014.
Note: *0 = low inequality, 1 = high inequality.
58
35
Early childbearing: births by age 18 (%) a
41
35
2000
45
35
35
2010
45
POPULATION DENSITY OF HEALTH WORKERS
PER 1,000 PEOPLE
2014
5
Physicians
0.037
2006
Nurses and midwives
0.188
2006
Community health workers
0.030
2004
Source: WHO 2014
Source: FAOSTAT 2014.
2
1990
2000
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics 2014.
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES (%)
IMPROVED DRINKING WATER COVERAGE (%)
Piped on premises
Other improved
Improved facilities
Shared facilities
Unimproved
Surface water
14
9
47
47
38
41
2
1990
4
2000
IMPROVED SANITATION COVERAGE (%)
Unimproved facilities
Open defecation
3
47
72
65
14
10
2000
19
5
12
2012
79
44
10
3
8
1990
6
2012
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP 2014.
4
Data not available
Source: WHO/UNICEF JMP 2014.
Source: IFPRI 2014.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND POLICY, LEGISLATION, AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
SCALING UP NUTRITION (SUN) COUNTRY
INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS, 2014 (%)
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS
Bringing people into a shared space for action
85
National implementation of the International
Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes a
Ensuring a coherent policy and legal framework
72
Extent of constitutional right to food b
Aligning actions around a common results framework
42
Maternity protection (Convention 183) c
Financial tracking and resource mobilization
39
Total weighted
Source: SUN 2014.
60
Wheat fortification legislation d
Undernutrition mentioned in national development plans and economic growth strategies e
Measure drafted
awaiting final
approval
2014
Medium
2003
Yes
2011
No fortification
NA
NA
NA
Sources: a UNICEF 2014; b FAO 2003; c ILO 2013; d FFI 2014; e IDS 2014.
Note: NA = not available.
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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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