Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Burundi

NLiS Country Profile: Burundi

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 15.1
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 10.4

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 47.3
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 26.2
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 30.9
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 26.7
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2005 2.9
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L) 2005 70.0
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%) 2005 27.9

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2010 60.3
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 75.9
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 48.0
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 93.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2010 72.5
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2010 40.7
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2010 0.1
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 79.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 79.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%)   no data
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 89.4
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2013 71.8

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2016 85.0
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2016 85.6
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2016 10.2
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2012 28.8
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 13.2
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 7.5
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 58.0
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2008 Medium
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2008 Weak
Nutrition Governance score 2009 Medium
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Many provisions in law
Maternity leave 2013 12 weeks

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) 2016-2017 0.0
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2004 0.2
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 743
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 13.5
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -1.4
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.471
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.4
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 36.4

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2016-2017

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Decret N100-68 Du 18 Mars 2015 Portant Reglementation de la Fortification des Aliments au Burundi 2016
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. PRSP‐II 2012
Plan National de Developpement Sanitaire 2011
Strategie Integree D'Appui des Nations Unies au Burundi 2010-2014 2010
Plan National d'Action pour l'Alimentation et la Nutrition au Burundi 2003
Plan National d'Action pour l'Alimentation et la Nutrition au Burundi 2003
Plan National d'Action Pour l'Alimentation et la Nutrition au Burundi - Provisoire 1997
Code du Travail 1993
Ordonnance Ministérielle No.750/201 du 18 Avril 1992 portant normes techniques d'importation et de commercialisation du sel destiné à la consommation humaine. 1992
Stratégie Nationale d'Alimentation du Nourrisson et du Jeune Enfant  
Stratégie Nationale de lutte contre les carences en micronutriments  
Plan d'action du Programme Intégré d'Alimentation et de Nutrition  
Stratégie nationale agricole  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Sensibilisation sur les bonnes pratiques nutritionnelles (caravane) - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2015
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding 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 - 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 of improved hygiene practices including handwashing  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Calcium supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
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 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: 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 (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q37) - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
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