Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Peru

NLiS Country Profile: Peru

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 9.4
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 27.0

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 31.9
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 18.1
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 25.8
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 18.5
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2003-2004 6.5
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L) 2001 180.0
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%) 2001 14.9

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2014 90.0
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 86.7
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 76.2
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 88.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2012 87.2
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2013 67.5
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2012 0.9
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%)   no data
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%)   no data
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2015 3.0
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) (%) 2018 88.7
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2017 3.4

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2018 49.7
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2016 94.9
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2015 59.5
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 15.0
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.5
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 656.2
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2006-2010 Strong
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)   no data
Nutrition Governance score 2009 Strong
Maternity leave 2013 13 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Full provisions in law

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 35.1
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2012 1.5
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 14,394
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 2.2
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 0.0
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.1
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.368
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.8
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 30

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2012

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Decreto Supremo N° 033-2016-SA (el proceso de reducción gradual hasta la eliminación de las grasas trans) 2017
Estrategia Nacional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional 2013 - 2021 2013
Plan Estrategico Sectorial Multianual 2012
Decreto Supremo N° 102-2012-PCM 2012
Marco de Asistencia de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo 2012
Lineamientos para la gestion articulada intersectorial e intergubernamental orientada a reducir la desnutricion cronica infantil, en el marco de las politicas de desarrollo e inclusion social. 2012
Estrategia Nacional de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social “Incluir para Crecer” 2011
National Plan for Food Security and Nutrition 2011
Plan Nacional Concertado de Nutrición 2007 - 2020 2007
Programa Estratégico de Salud Materno Neonatal 2007
Programa Estratégico Articulado Nutricional 2007
Estrategia Nacional CRECER 2007
Plan Estratégico Sectorial Multianual de Agricultura 2007
Reglamento de Alimentación Infantil (Decreto Supremo No.009-2006-SA) 2006
Act No. 26,790 Modernizing Social Security for Health, of 15 May 1997 (El Peruano No. 6166, of 17 May 1997), as amended up to Act No. 28791, of 17 July 2006 (El Peruano, 21 July 2006). 2006
Act. No. 27240 granting Permission for Women to Nurse their Babies, of 22 December 1999 (El Peruano No. 7122, 23 December, p. 181,811), as amended up to Act No. 28731 of 13 May 2006 ( El Peruano, 13 May 2006, No. 9465, p. 318666). 2006
Decreto Supremo Nº 066-2004-PCM - Estrategia Nacional de Seguridad Alimentaria 2004
Estrategia Nacional de Seguridad Alimentaria 2004-2015 2004
Estrategia Nacional de Enfermedades No Transmisibles /RM 771-2004 SA 2004
Estrategia Nacional de Seguridad Alimentaria - Decreto Supremo Nº 066-2004-PCM 2004
Mandatory Flour Fortification Regulations 1996
Plan Nacional de Alimentación y Nutrición 1995
Mandatory Salt Iodization Regulations 1969
Maternity Protection Law  
DECRETO SUPREMO Nº 009-2006-MIMDES - IMPLEMENTACIÓN DE LACTARIOS  
Ley Nº 30021 - Ley de la promoción de alimentación saludable para niños, niñas y adolescentes  
Estrategia Nacional de Desarrollo e Inclusion Social  
NTP 209.650-2003. Etiquetado. Declaración dePropiedades.  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Counselling on nutritional support&care for people living with HIV  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Preventive malaria treatment  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Promotion and implementation of properly timed cord clamping  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Promotion of improved hygiene practices including handwashing  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Complementary food fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Salt iodization  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Wheat flour fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Distribution of insecticide-treated bednets  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Food-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Implementation of legislation on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Labelling of food products  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrient-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Promotion of fruit and vegetable intake  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Removal/reduction of trans fatty acids  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Growth monitoring and promotion  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Implementation of legislation on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Improved food safety at vending places  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Provision of safe water  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School feeding programmes  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School milk scheme  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Salt reduction  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
Micronutrient supplementation strategy for children aged 6-36 months - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification)  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q16) - Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q10) - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q7) - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) - Food-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) - Media promotion of healthy nutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q37) - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Monitoring children's growth in schools  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - School feeding programmes