Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Belarus

NLiS Country Profile: Belarus

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 5.1
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 22.7

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 25.4
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 22.6
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 24.1
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 22.6
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) 1995-1998 44.5
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 (%) 2012 100.0
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 99.7
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 94.3
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 98.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2012 81.2
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 3.9
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 0.0

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2012 53.0
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2012 95.3
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 61.2
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 13.8
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.7
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 1,031.0
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 18 weeks
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 1.1
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 10.9
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 19,960
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 -0.5
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.5
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.13
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.8
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 34.5

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
Sanitary norms for food producing organizations / Санитарные нормы и правила Требования для организаций, осуществляющих производство пищевой продукции 2015
Sanitary norms for fortified foods and Sanitary norms for food products/ Санитарные нормы и правила «Требования к обогащенным пищевым продуктам»; Гигиенический норматив «Показатели безопасности и безвредности для человека обогащенных пищевых продуктов» 2013
Sanitary norms for food ingredients and food products / Санитарные нормы и правила «Требования к продовольственному сырью и пищевым продуктам» 2013
Sanitary Norms and Regulations for Educational Institutions/ Санитарные нормы и правила «Требования для учреждений общего среднего образования» 2012
National programme on 'child nutrition' 2011-2015 / Республиканская программа ”Детское питание“ на 2011 – 2015 годы 2011
КОНЦЕПЦИЯ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЙ ПОЛИТИКИ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ ЗДОРОВОГО ОБРАЗА ЖИЗНИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ БЕЛАРУСЬ НА ПЕРИОД ДО 2020 ГОДА / Policy for Healthy Lifestyle Formulation among the Population of Belarus 2011
United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the Republic of Belarus for 2011-2015 2011
Государственный стандарт Республики Беларусь СТБ 1210-2010 Общественное питание Кулинарная продукция, реализуемая населению / National Standards for products distributed to population 2010
Act of 30 October 1992 on State benefits for families raising children (as amended and supplemented up to 28 December 2007). 2007
Labour Code of the Republic of Belarus Labour Code of 26 July 1999,published in Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta, 1999-09-15, no 26-27, pp. 2-203 (as amended to 7 May 2007) 2007
Sub-program Promoting healthy lifestyles and creating an enabling environment 2006
постановление Совета Министров Республики Беларусь от 28.04.2005 № 434 'О некоторых вопросах информирования потребителей о продовольственном сырье и пищевых продуктах'. Ministerial Decree on informing consumers about nutrition goods and food products 2005
Strategic action plan to fight HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Republic of Belarus for 2004-2008 2004
Law of the Republic of Belarus on the Fundamentals of the State Social Insurance, of 31 January 1995 (as amended and supplemented up to 2004) N 3563-XII 2004
Decree on Prevention of Iodine Deficiency Disorders/ Постановление о предупреждении заболеваний связанных с дефицитом йода 2000
The State Programme 'Health of the People' 1999
Decree on prophylactic polyvitaminization of nutrition/ Постановление О профилактической поливитаминизации питания 1998
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Санитарные нормы и правила 'Требования для учреждений общего среднего образования' - Extracurricular nutrition education 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Санитарные нормы и правила 'Требования для учреждений общего среднего образования' - Home, school or community gardening 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Санитарные нормы и правила 'Требования для учреждений общего среднего образования' - Micronutrient supplementation in schools 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Санитарные нормы и правила 'Требования для учреждений общего среднего образования' - Nutrition education included in school curriculum 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Санитарные нормы и правила 'Требования для учреждений общего среднего образования' - School feeding programmes 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Санитарные нормы и правила 'Требования для учреждений общего среднего образования' - Standards for marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in school setting 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Санитарные нормы и правила 'Требования для учреждений общего среднего образования' - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Санитарные нормы и правила 'Требования для учреждений общего среднего образования' - Vending machines not allowed in schools 2012
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 sugar 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 (q9a) - Feeding of LBW infants  
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 (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 (q13) - Menu labelling  
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 (q20) ежегодных Дней здоровья - 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