Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Cape Verde

NLiS Country Profile: Cape Verde

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%)   no data
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 12.3

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 55.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 32.8
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 42.9
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 33.3
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) 1996 52.0
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%) 1996 2.0

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2013 92.3
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 91.7
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 72.2
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 92.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2005 99.8
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 30.0
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) (%) 2008 97.2
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2007 8.1

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2005 72.7
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%)   no data
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%)   no data
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 11.7
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 4.8
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 310.1
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 9 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Full provisions in law

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 No
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 7.5
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2011 0.6
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 7,495
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 7.2
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 0.5
Gender Inequality Index (GII)   no data
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 0.9
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.7
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 23.6

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
ESTRATÉGIA NACIONAL DE SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONAL ATUALIZAÇÃO HORIZONTE 2020 2014
PLANO DE AÇÃO PARA A SEGURANÇA ALIMENTAR E NUTRICIONAL 2014 - 2016 2014
Decreto-Lei No. 39/2014 (wheat flour fortification) 2014
Decree No. 6/2007 amending Decree No. 1/2005 regulating infant food (Decreto Regulamentar n. 6/2007) 2007
Law Decree n. 5/2007 enacting the Labour Code 2007
Decree No. 1/2005 regulating infant food public information campaigns, labelling requirements and the related information (Decreto Regulamentar n. 1/2005) 2005
Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) 2004
Decreto-Lei n. 24/2002 (salt iodization) 2002
Plano Nacional De Nutricao 1996
Decret-loi nº24/2009 révise par le Décret-Loi nº67/2015 du 12 décembre  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Education material on developing portions of fruits and vegetables - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2010
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Live more and better - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2006
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 1996
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - Deworming 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - Extracurricular nutrition education 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - Home, school or community gardening 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - Micronutrient supplementation in schools 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - Monitoring children's growth in schools 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - Nutrition education included in school curriculum 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - School feeding programmes 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - School fruit and vegetable scheme 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - School milk scheme 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - Standards for marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in school setting 1983
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) Programa Nacional de Alimentação e Saúde Escolar - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools 1983
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 (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
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