Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Australia

NLiS Country Profile: Australia

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 6.5
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 34.1

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 13.9
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 8.7
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 20.1
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 9.1
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) 2003-2004 96.0
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 (%) 2013 99.3
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 100.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 100.0
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 95.0
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 20.0
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) (%)   no data
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2014 0.7

Caring Practices

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

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 17.3
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 9.4
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 4357.3
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 52 weeks (parental leave)
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 27.5
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2013 12.3
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 51,602
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI)   no data
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 1.6
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.109
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.9
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 30

Female Education Levels

Female education levels: no data available for this country

Education

No education related data available for this country

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Food Regulation 2002 (amended 2013) 2013
National Primary Health Care Strategic Framework 2013
Food Regulation 2010 under the Food Act 2003 2010
Australian National Breastfeeding Strategy 2010-2015 2010
Building a 21st Century Primary Health Care System, Australia's First National Primary Health Care Strategy 2010
Fair Work Act 2009 Act No. 28 of 2009, incorporating amendments up to Act No. 51 of 2010 2010
National Preventative Health Strategy -The Roadmap for Action 2009
Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973, incorporating amendments up to Act No. 54 of 2009 2009
Healthy Weight 2008 2004
Marketing in Australia of Infant Formulas: Manufacturers and Importers Agreement - The MAIF Agreement 2003
Food Regulation 2002 under the Food Act 2001 2002
Eat Well Australia: An Agenda for Action for Public Health Nutrition 2000
Food and Nutrition Policy 1992
‘Health Star Rating’ (HSR) system  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Health Star Rating Campaign - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) Australian dietary guidelines. Infant feeding guidelines: information for health workers. - Food-based dietary guidelines 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Swap It, Don't Stop It - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2011
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 1992
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 (q9a) - Feeding of LBW infants  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9b) - Infant feeding in the context of HIV  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9c) - Infant feeding in the context of emergencies  
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 (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q18) - Implementation of legislation on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q19) - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling