Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Congo

NLiS Country Profile: Congo

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 11.6
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 10.8

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 64.3
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 51.3
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 57.2
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 51.9
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2005 8.0
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 94.4
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 76.5
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 15.0
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 80.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2011-2012 83.7
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2011-2012 36.9
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2015 16.0
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 12.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2016 21.8
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) (%) 2014 91.1
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2011 37.0

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 25.3
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2014 84.0
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2014 5.0
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2015 42.2
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 8.7
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.2
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 322.6
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 15 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 3.0
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2007 0.9
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 5,652
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 1.4
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -1.1
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.578
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2012 1.1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.6
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 11.3

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
Cadre Stratégique de Lutte Contre la Malnutrition au Congo Horizon 2025 2015
Arrêté n°11236/MDIPSP/MSP/MCA du 06 août 2013, portant homologation de la norme de la farine de blé fortifiée en fer 2014
Congo National Development Plan. Growth, Employment, and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2012-2016 DSCERP) 2012
Feuille de route pour la fortification de la farine blé en fer 2009
Programme de developpement des services de santé 2009
Décret No. 2004-471 du 17 Novembre 2004 fixant les conditions d'importation et de commercialisation du sel iodé 2004
Loi n° 6-96 du 6 mars 1996 modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 45/75 du 15 mars 1975 instituant un Code du Travail. 1996
Plan d'Action National pour la Nutrition du Congo 1996
Plan Cadre des Nations Unies pour l’Aide au Developpement 2014-2018  
La feuille de route nationale pour l'accélérer la réduction de la mortalité maternelle, néo natale et infantile  
La politique agricole commune (PAC) de la Communauté Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (CEEAC)  
Politique nationale de nutrition  
La stratégie nationale de prise en charge globale des PVVIH  
Les directives sur le paquet essentiel des interventions en nutrition (PEIN)  
Le plan national pour l'atteinte des OMD au Congo  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique Nationale d'Alimentation Scolaire (PNAS) - Deworming 2016
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique Nationale d'Alimentation Scolaire (PNAS) - Home, school or community gardening 2016
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique Nationale d'Alimentation Scolaire (PNAS) - Micronutrient supplementation in schools 2016
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique Nationale d'Alimentation Scolaire (PNAS) - Monitoring children's growth in schools 2016
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Politique Nationale d'Alimentation Scolaire (PNAS) - School feeding programmes 2002
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 2000
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 - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Distribution of insecticide-treated bednets  
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 - Folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Margarine/butter fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Oil fortification  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Rice 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: 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 (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 (q17) - Taxation and price policies  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Campagne sur les cinq clés pour les aliments plus surs - 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