Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Comoros

NLiS Country Profile: Comoros

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 23.7
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 12.2

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 48.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 28.8
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 34.2
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 29.3
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)   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 (%) 2012 82.2
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 90.1
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 35.8
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 99.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2012 72.4
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2012 60.0
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2012 0.4
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 21.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 23.0
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) (%) 2012 81.9
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2013 17.9

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2012 33.7
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2012 80.3
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2012 5.9
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2012 53.9
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 6.7
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 100.8
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
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Many provisions in law
Maternity leave 2013 14 weeks

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 No
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 No
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 1.3
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2004 1.0
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 2,828
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 6.2
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.9
Gender Inequality Index (GII)   no data
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 6.1

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2012

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Plan Cadre des Nations Unies pour l’Aide de Developpement (PNUAD/UNDAF) 2015
Plan de mise en œuvre & de suivi évaluation de la politique nationale de nutrition et d’alimentation 2014
Plan National de Developpement Sanitaire 2010-2014 (National Health Development Plan) 2010
Plan Cade des Nations Unies pour l'Aide au developpment (UNDAF) 2008-2012 2008
Plan National D'Action Pour La Nutrition (PNAN) 2000
Loi No. 84-018/PR portant Code du travail 1984
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Bien manger comorien pour mieux se nourrir - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) La sécurité sanitaire des aliments: l'Affaire de tous - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion 2003
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q10) - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q7) - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
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 (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