Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Djibouti

NLiS Country Profile: Djibouti

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 17.2

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 42.0
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 32.4
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 37.6
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 32.7
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 87.4
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 90.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 47.4
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 75.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2006 71.0
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%)   no data
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2016 78.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2016 80.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2014 1.2
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) (%) 2006 4.4
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2017 17.1

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2012 52.0
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 (%) 2006 33.0
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 14.1
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 10.6
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 338.0
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
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Few provisions in law
Maternity leave 2013 14 weeks

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 No
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 0.8
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 0.6
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2011 2,744
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 6.9
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.8
Gender Inequality Index (GII)   no data
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2019 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 26.2

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
Arrêté n°2013-377/PR/MDC portant fortification de la farine de blé destinée à la consommation humaine en République de Djibouti. 2013
Loi n° 109/AN/10/6ème L du 16 février 2011 portant modification partielle des dispositions des articles 41, 214 et 215 de la loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du travail 2011
Loi n°89/AN/10/6ème L portant Réglementation de la Fabrication, de la Fourniture et de la Distribution des Substituts de Lait Maternel et assurant la Protection et l’Encouragement de l’Allaitement Maternel 2010
Décret n°97-0189/PR/MS - portant réglementation de l'importation et de la commercialisation du sel iodé. 1997
Progamme title and actions Start Year
LNS use in children 6-23 months in Ali Addeh refugee camp - Lipid-based nutrient supplementation  
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: 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