Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

NLiS Country Profile: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

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 12.5

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 61.4
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 41.2
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 42.6
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 41.3
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2003 13.4
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L)   no data
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 (%) 2009 29.3
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 71.9
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 40.6
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 78.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2009-2010 62.4
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2009-2010 78.2
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2016 50.2
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 66.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 66.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2016 10.9
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 83.5
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2014 30.7

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2016 75.2
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2016 63.4
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2016 13.3
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2016 57.4
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 2.4
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 1.5
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 101.5
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)   no data
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2002 Medium
Nutrition Governance score   no data
Maternity leave 2009 No data
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 No legal measures

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 5.1
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2011 1.2
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 7,645
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 0.8
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 10.2
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2013 -0.78
Gender Inequality Index (GII)   no data
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.6
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 40

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2016

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Timor-Leste National Nutrition Strategy 2014-2019 2014
United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Timor-Leste 2009
Timor-Leste Breast-feeding Promotion Policy 2009
National Food and Nutrition Security Policy  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Extracurricular nutrition education 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Home, school or community gardening 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Monitoring children's growth in schools 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Nutrition education included in school curriculum 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - School feeding programmes 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - School fruit and vegetable scheme 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - School milk scheme 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools 2013
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Nutrition awareness campaign from National down to villages level. - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2010
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion 2009
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 2009
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 - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Distribution of insecticide-treated bednets  
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 - Management of moderate malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of severe 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 - Folic acid supplementation  
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 - Multiple micronutrients supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Zinc supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Improved food safety at vending places  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School feeding programmes  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Media promotion of healthy nutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School milk scheme  
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: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) Food Based Dietary Guidelines for Timor-Leste - Food-based dietary guidelines  
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