Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Côte d'Ivoire

NLiS Country Profile: Côte d'Ivoire

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 15.5
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 12.9

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 73.4
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 52.3
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 59.3
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 52.9
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) 2004 202.7
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 (%) 2011 59.4
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 81.9
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 22.5
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 77.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2011-2012 77.2
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2011-2012 22.3
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2016 18.3
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 94.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 99.0
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 79.7
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2015 28.2

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2016 36.6
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2016 65.5
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2016 13.8
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2016 43.0
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 7.3
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.7
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 187.0
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2009-2013 Medium
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)   no data
Nutrition Governance score 2009 Medium
Maternity leave 2013 14 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Many 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 2.2
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2008 0.5
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 4,200
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 2.3
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.5
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2015 0.666
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 11

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2011-2012

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Plan stratégique intégré de prévention et de prise en charge des maladies non transmissibles en Côte d’Ivoire 2015-2019 2015
Plan d'action 2010
Plan Stratégique Quinquennal de Nutrition 2009
Plan Cadre des Nations Unies pour l'Aide au Developpement UNDAF 2009-2013 2009
Arrêté interministériel No. 25 du 18 janvier 2007 rendant obligatoire la fortification en fer et en acide folique de la farine de blé panifiable en Côte d'Ivoire. 2008
Document de Politique 2008
Act to Establish the Labour Code, Act No. 95/15, dated 12 January 1995 Official Journal, 23 February 1995, No.8, pp. 153-177 1995
Plan National d'Action pour la Nutrition 1994
Plan d'Action National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments  
politique nationale pour la promotion, la protection et l'encouragement de l'allaitement maternel en Côte d'Ivoire  
Code de Commercialisation des substituts du lait maternel  
Politique Sectorielle de la Santé  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
ACF programme communautaire: Prise en Charge de la Malnutrition Aiguë dans le district de Danané - Management of severe acute malnutrition 2011
ACF programme communautaire: Prise en Charge de la Malnutrition Aiguë dans le district de Toulepleu - Management of severe acute malnutrition 2011
ACF programme communautaire: Prise en Charge de la Malnutrition Aiguë dans le district de Zouan Hounien - Management of severe acute malnutrition 2011
GAIN Nutritious Foods for Mothers and Children - Complementary food fortification 2010
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Oil fortification 2005
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Wheat flour fortification 2005
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Complementary feeding 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 - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Complementary food fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Oil fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Salt iodization  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Zinc supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Food-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Labelling of food products  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Improved food safety at vending places  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iodine supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Zinc supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrition education and counselling  
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 (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
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) - Nutrition education included in school curriculum