Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Georgia

NLiS Country Profile: Georgia

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 6.1
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 20.1

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 23.6
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 27.4
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 30.1
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 27.5
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)   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 99.9
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 100.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 86.3
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 93.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%)   no data
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 (%)   no data
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) (%) 2009 99.9
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2017 5.0

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2012 68.7
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2009 84.5
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2005 37.0
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 5.0
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 7.4
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 627.7
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 18 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 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 0.8
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 3.8
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 11,421
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 3.1
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 0.4
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.35
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.8
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 14.8

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
Order №2567 On Approval of Action Plan and Regulating Measures Related to Industrial Trans Fats 2016
United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Georgia 2011
National Health Care Strategy 2011-2015 2011
Food security, healthy eating & physical activity National policy 2006
Law of Georgia on Protection and Promotion of Breast-Feeding, Consumption of Bottle-Feeding Products ( No. 2380) 1999
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) jansaRi kveba – janmrTelobis mTavari gasaRebi [Healthy eating – the main key to health ] - Food-based dietary guidelines 2005
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q16) - Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids  
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 (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)  
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 (q20) - Media promotion of healthy nutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q37) - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB