Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Bosnia and Herzegovina

NLiS Country Profile: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 3.4
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 21.4

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 28.0
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 29.4
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 29.8
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 29.4
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) 2005 157.3
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 99.9
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 99.9
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 94.8
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 83.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2011-2012 54.6
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 0.0
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 (%) 2011 0.1

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2011 42.3
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2011 75.9
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 54.6
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 14.1
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 9.6
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 957.4
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
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   no data
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 0.2
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 5.6
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 14,348
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 2.4
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.4
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.166
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys)   no data
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.8
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 21.4

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
Policy for Improving Child Nutrition in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013
United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2010 -2014 2010
IDD prevention strategy 2009
Zakon o poljoprivredi, prehrani I ruralnom razvoju Bosne i Hercegovine. The law on agriculture, food and rural development of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008
Zakon o poljoprivredi Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine. Law on Agriculture of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2007
Srednjoro na strategija razvoja poljoprivrednog sektora u Federaciji Bosne i Hercegovine (2006-2010), 2006.Medium-term development strategy for the agricultural sector in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006-2010) 2006
Poljoprivredno ekonomska politika Bosne I Hercegovine, 2004. Agro-economic policy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004 2004
Srednjoro na razvojna strategija Bosne i Hercegovine, 2004. Medium Term Development Strategy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004. 2004
Politika poljoprivredne proizvodnje u Bosni i Hercegovini CEEC Agry Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004. 2004
Law on financial support to primary agricultural production of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Zakon o novanoj podrci u primarnoj poljoprivrednoj proizvodnji FBiHLaw ) 2004
Labour Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Text No. 271), dated 27 October 1999. Sluzbene Novine, 1999-10-28, No. 43, pp. 1771-178, as amended up to Act of 18 June 2003 (Text No. 297). Sluzbene Novine, 2003-06-30, No. 29, pp. 1332-1333 (Engl 2003
Food and nutrition policy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2002
Zakon o kontroli cijena Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, 1995 Law on price control of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1995 1995
IDD prevention program  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Nutrition friendly school/pre-school programme - Home, school or community gardening 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Nutrition friendly school/pre-school programme - Monitoring children's growth in schools 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Nutrition friendly school/pre-school programme - Nutrition education included in school curriculum 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Nutrition friendly school/pre-school programme - School fruit and vegetable scheme 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Nutrition friendly school/pre-school programme - School milk scheme 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Nutrition friendly school/pre-school programme - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) Vodič o ishrani za odraslu populaciju [Guide on nutrition for the adult population ] - Food-based dietary guidelines 2004
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Growth monitoring and promotion  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Provision of safe water  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Salt iodization  
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 (q12b) - Nutrient-based dietary guidelines  
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