Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Argentina

NLiS Country Profile: Argentina

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 7.3
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 36.5

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 22.2
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 18.2
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 28.5
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 18.6
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%)   no data
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) (%) 2004-2005 14.3

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2014 99.6
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 99.1
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 96.4
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 90.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%)   no data
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 (%) 2016 3.5
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) (%)   no data
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2017 0.4

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2011 52.7
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2011 96.6
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2012 59.1
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 6.9
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 4.8
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 1137.2
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
Maternity leave 2013 13 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Few provisions in law

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 No
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population)   no data
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2004 0.5
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 20,567
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
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
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.358
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 1
Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2019 5.4
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.8
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 38.8

Female Education Levels

Female education levels: no data available for this country

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Artículo N° 155 tris del Código Alimentario Argentino 2014
Estrategia Nacional de Prevencion y Control de Enfermedades no Transmisibles 2013
Ley 26.905 Promoción de la reducción del consumo de sodio en la población 2013
Plan Federal de Salud 2010-2016 2010
Marco de Asistencía de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarollo (MANUD) 2010
Estrategia Nacional para la Prevención y Control de Enfermedades no Transmisibles y el Plan Nacional Argentina Saludable 2009
Act No. 20,744 on Employment Contracts, of 27 September 1976 (Boletín Oficial No. 23003, 27 September 1974), as amended up to 17 December 2008 by Act No. 26.474 (Boletín Oficial No. 31579, 23 January 2009, p.1) 2009
Act No. 22,248 approving the National Regulation on Agricultural Work, of 3 July 1980 (Boletín Oficial, No. 24,461, 18 July 1980, p. 2), as amended up to 26 November 2008 by Law No. 26390. 2008
Código Alimentario Argentino Resolución Conjunta 97/2007 y 301/2007 - Incorpórase al mencionado Código, el Código Internacional de Comercialización de Sucedáneos de la Leche Materna de la Organización Mundial de la Salud 2007
Act No. 24,714, on Family Allowances, of 2 October 1996 (Boletín Oficial No. 28503, 18 October 1996, p.1), as amended up 2 October 2008 by Decree No. 1591/2008 (Decreto 1591/2008 Modifícanse los rangos, topes y montos de las asignaciones familiares contem 1996
Plan Nacional de Accion Para La Alimentacion y Nutricion 1996
LEY N° 17.259 La sal para uso alimentario humano o animal, deberá ser enriquecida con yodo. 1967
Ley 25.630 y Decreto Reglamentario Nº 597/2003 sobre Prevención de las anemias y las malformaciones del tubo neural  
NORMAS PARA LA ROTULACIÓN Y PUBLICIDAD DE LOS ALIMENTOS Resolución Conjunta SPRyRS 149/2005 y SAGPyA 683/2005 del Capítulo V del Código alimentario argentino  
Resolución GMC incorporada el Código Alimentario Argentino  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Guías alimentarias para la población Argentina. - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2016
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 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Consumo de frutas y verduras de estación - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2010
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Menos sal más vida - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2009
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) GUÍAS ALIMENTARIAS PARA LA POBLACIÓN ARGENTINA - Food-based dietary guidelines 2006
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of moderate malnutrition  
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 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q15) - Reformulation of foods and/or beverages to reduce salt/sodium content  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q15) - Reformulation of foods and/or beverages to reduce trans fatty acid content  
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: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)  
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 (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrient declaration  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling