Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Guinea-Bissau

NLiS Country Profile: Guinea-Bissau

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 21.1
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 10.9

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 68.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 43.1
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 50.5
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 43.8
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 45.0
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 79.3
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 20.8
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 81.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2010 80.5
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2014 27.8
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 95.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 99.0
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) (%) 2014 25.7
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2010 67.1

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 33.7
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2014 57.2
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2014 7.8
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2014 54.6
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 7.8
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.6
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 91.0
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
Maternity leave 2013 9 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Few 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 0.9
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2009 0.7
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 1,796
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%)   no data
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 8.4
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -1.1
Gender Inequality Index (GII)   no data
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2010 0.9
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 13.7

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
Partnership framework between Guinea-Bissau and the United Nations 2016
Politique Nationale de Nutrition 2014
PLANO ESTRATÉGICO DE NUTRIÇÃO 2015-2019 2014
Second National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2011
Plano Nacional De Alimentacao E Nutricao (PNAN) 1995
Act n. 2/86, Labour Code 1986
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Distribution of insecticide-treated bednets  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of moderate malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Promotion and implementation of properly timed cord clamping  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Promotion of improved hygiene practices including handwashing  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Growth monitoring and promotion  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Implementation of legislation on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Improved food safety at vending places  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative (NFSI)/Health promoting schools  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iodine supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Zinc supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Salt iodization  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Provision of safe water  
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: 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 (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  
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Deworming  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Home, school or community gardening  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Micronutrient supplementation in schools  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - School feeding programmes