Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Guinea

NLiS Country Profile: Guinea

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%)   no data
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 9.5

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 74.4
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 49.5
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 61.4
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 50.6
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2005 17.8
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L) 2003 139.1
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%)   no data

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2012 45.3
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 76.8
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 20.1
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 54.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2012 81.3
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2012 36.5
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2018 26.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 64.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 89.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2017 1.8
Mothers of children 0-23 months receiving counselling, support or messages on optimal breastfeeding at least once in the last year (%)   no data

Food Security

Indicator Year Value
Households consuming adequately iodized salt (15 parts per million or more) (%) 2016 72.6
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2012 35.3

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2016 33.9
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2016 53.7
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2016 1.8
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2016 44.2
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 9.0
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.6
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 68.5
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)   no data
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)   no data
Nutrition Governance score   no data
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 No legal measures
Maternity leave 2013 14 weeks

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 0.2
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2004 0.5
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 2,630
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 4.6
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.9
Gender Inequality Index (GII)   no data
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2016 0.8
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 22.8

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2018

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

Policies & Actions in the Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA)

Policy title Start Year
Plan National de Developpement Sanitaire 2015
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper PRS III (2013-2015) 2013
Plan Cadre des Nations Unies pour l'Aide au developpement (PNUAD) Republique de Guinée 2013
Arrete No. A/2013/6547/MSHP/CAB/DRH Modifiant l'arrete No.684/PM/SGG/ du 14 Fevrier 2001, Portant Utilisation du Sel Iode dans la Prophylaxie des Troubles dus a la Carence en Iode (TDCI) 2013
Arreté A/2012/No.7085/PM/SGG Portant Fortification de la Farine de Ble destinée à la consommation humaine en Republique de Guinée 2012
Politique Nationale Intégrée de Prévention et de Contrôle des Maladies Non Transmissibles 2010
Politique Pour La promotion de l'allaitement maternel en Guinée 2009
Poverty Reduction Strategy paper PRSP-2 2007
Arrêté A/2006/4600/MCIPME/MEF/SGG portant fortification de la farine de blé destinée à la consommation humaine en République de Guinée 2006
Politique Nationale d'Alimentation - Nutrition 2005
Arrêté A/2001/684/PM/SGG du 14 février 2001, portant utilisation du Sel iodé dans la prophylaxie des troubles dûs à une carence en iode (TDCI) 2001
Décret D/95/319/PRG/SGG/ du 13 novembre 1995, portant Iodation du sel alimentaire destiné à la consommation humaine et animale en Guinée 1995
Loi L/94/006/CTRN 1994
Politique National et Plan d'Action pour la Nutrition en Guinée 1994
Ordinance No. 003/PRG/SGG/88 issuing the Labour Code, dated 28 January 1988, as amended up to Ordonnance no 91/026/PRG/SGG du 11 mars 1991 sur la formation professionnelle continue et l'apprentissage et modifiant certaines dispositions du Code du Travail 1991
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - Deworming 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - Extracurricular nutrition education 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - Home, school or community gardening 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - Micronutrient supplementation in schools 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - Monitoring children's growth in schools 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - Nutrition education included in school curriculum 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - School feeding programmes 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - School fruit and vegetable scheme 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - School milk scheme 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programme de nutrition scolaire - Vending machines not allowed in schools 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 2000
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion 1990
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q10) - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q7) - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9a) - Feeding of LBW infants  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9b) - Infant feeding in the context of HIV  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12b) - Nutrient-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Campagnes sur la nutrition - Media promotion of healthy nutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q38) - Management of moderate malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q39) - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB