Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Egypt

NLiS Country Profile: Egypt

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 36.7

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 31.7
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 28.9
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 22.6
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 28.5
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) 2006-2007 183.6
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%) 1995 11.9

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2014 91.5
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 99.4
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 94.7
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 95.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2014 65.9
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2014 29.8
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2014 1.7
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2008 86.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2009 0.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2017 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) (%) 2014 92.5
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2015 1.3

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 27.1
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2014 75.2
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2014 23.3
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2014 8.2
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 5.6
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.6
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 594.1
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2007-2011 Weak
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)   no data
Nutrition Governance score 2009 Strong
Maternity leave 2013 13 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)   no data
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 1.4
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 12,390
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 0.0
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.8
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.449
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.7
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 14.9

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2014

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Egypt National Multisectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (EgyptMAP-NCD) 2017
National Food & Nutrition Policy & Strategy 2007-2017 2007
Labour Code (No. 12 of 2003) 2003
Egypt National Plan of Action for Nutrition 1994
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion 2010
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Oil fortification 2009
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Wheat flour fortification 2009
GAIN Universal Salt Iodization - Salt iodization 2008
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q15) - Reformulation of foods and/or beverages to reduce salt/sodium content  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q15) - Reformulation of foods and/or beverages to reduce saturated fatty acid content  
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: 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: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Deworming  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Monitoring children's growth in schools  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Nutrition education included in school curriculum  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - School feeding programmes  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Feeding Program - Vending machines not allowed in schools