Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Benin

NLiS Country Profile: Benin

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 16.9
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 11.3

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 62.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 46.0
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 55.5
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 46.9
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2001 9.9
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 (%) 2014 77.2
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 77.9
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 19.7
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 74.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2011-2012 76.8
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2011-2012 53.8
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2018 17.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 99.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 99.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2014 3.4
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 84.7
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2015 49.5

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2018 54.1
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2018 55.8
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2018 14.8
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2018 28.0
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 9.6
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 4.6
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 85.6
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 14 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 1.3
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2013 0.6
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 2,421
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 7.4
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.3
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.611
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 0.9
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 7.2

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2017-2018

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Directives nationales pour la surveillance de la croissance et du développement de l’enfant au Benin 2016
Plan d’actions de la Politique du Secteur Santé pour la Nutrition 2016 -2020 2016
Plan de Renforcement de L'Allaitement Maternel au Benin 2016-2020 2016
Plan cadre des Nation Unies pour l'Assistance au Développement UNDAF 2014
Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy 2011
Plan Stratégique de Développment de l'Alimentation et de la Nutrition 2009
Plan Cadre des Nations Unies pour l'Assistance au Developpment du Benin (UNDAF 2009-2013) 2009
Act n° 98-019, Social Security code 2003
Décret portant réglementation de la commercialisation des substituts de lait maternel et des aliments pour nourrissons (Décret n° 97-643) 1998
Act n°98-004, Labour Code 1998
Plan D'Action National Pour L'Alimentation et La Nutrition 1993
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) Guide alimentaire du Bénin [Benin's dietary guidelines ] - Food-based dietary guidelines 2015
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 (q20) - Media promotion of healthy nutrition  
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  
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) - Deworming  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Home, school or community gardening  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Nutrition education included in school curriculum  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - School feeding programmes  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Standards for marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in school setting  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Vending machines not allowed in schools