Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Kenya

NLiS Country Profile: Kenya

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 11.5
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 11.3

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 41.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 26.1
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 38.2
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 27.2
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) 2003-2004 117.9
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%) 1999 84.4

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2014 61.8
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 63.2
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 30.1
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 75.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2014 68.5
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2008-2009 71.5
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2014 8.1
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 44.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 45.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2012 3.5
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 94.6
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2015 36.8

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2014 62.2
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2014 79.7
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2014 21.8
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2014 53.4
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 12.8
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.7
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 169.0
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2004-2008 Weak
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2008 Weak
Nutrition Governance score 2009 Weak
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Many provisions in law
Maternity leave 2013 13 weeks

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 3.8
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2013 0.9
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 3,461
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 3.9
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 3.2
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.6
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.549
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2016 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.6
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 21.8

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2015

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
School Nutrition and Meals Strategy for kenya 2016
Kenya National Strategy for Control of Non-Communicable Disease 2015
United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Kenya 2014
United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Kenya 2014
The Breast Milk Substitutes (Regulation and Control) Act No.34 of 2012 2012
National Nutrition Action Plan 2012-2017 2012
Food, Drugs and Chemical Substances (Food Labelling, Additives and Standards) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012. 2012
NATIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY POLICY 2011 2011
National School Health Policy 2011
National Food and Nutrition Security Policy 2011
THE FOOD, DRUGS AND CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES (FOOD LABELLING, ADDITIVES AND STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 2009
Food Security and Nutrition Strategy 2008
Child survival and Development Strategy 2008
National Children Policy 2008
Employment Act 2007
Kenya Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Strategy 2007-2010 2007
National strategy on infant and young child feeding 2007
National comprehensive school health policy 2007
Kenya Health Policy Framework 1994
National Plan of Action for Nutrition 1994
Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GAIN Micro-Nutrient Supplementation - Multiple micronutrients supplementation 2012
GAIN Micro-Nutrient Supplementation - Nutrition education and counselling 2012
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Crop selection strategies 2011
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Home, school or community gardening 2011
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Promotion of food security and agriculture 2011
Feed the Future: The U.S. Government’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative - Women's education 2011
Nutritional Improvement for children in urban Chile and Kenya (NICK) Project - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling 2010
GAIN Nutritious Foods for Mothers and Children - Complementary food fortification 2009
GAIN Nutritious Foods for Mothers and Children - Nutrition education and counselling 2009
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Maize/corn flour fortification 2007
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Oil fortification 2007
GAIN Large-scale Food Fortification Program - Wheat flour fortification 2007
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Health Policy - Deworming 2007
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Health Policy - Extracurricular nutrition education 2007
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Health Policy - Home, school or community gardening 2007
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Health Policy - Micronutrient supplementation in schools 2007
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Health Policy - Monitoring children's growth in schools 2007
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Health Policy - Nutrition education included in school curriculum 2007
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) School Health Policy - School feeding programmes 2007
CDC IMMPaCt: Effectiveness of selling micronutrient powders (Sprinkles) in Western Kenya - NICHE Project - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification) 2006
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project - Counselling on nutritional support&care for people living with HIV 2006
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project - Deworming 2006
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project - Distribution of insecticide-treated bednets 2006
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project - Management of moderate malnutrition 2006
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB 2005
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Deworming  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Improved food safety at vending places  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Provision of safe water  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - School feeding programmes  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
MNP for children under 5 years of age - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification)  
Blanket MCHN Programme (for children aged 6-24 months) - Lipid-based nutrient supplementation  
Nutrition International - Kenya - Maize/corn flour fortification  
Nutrition International - Kenya - Vitamin A supplementation  
Nutrition International - Kenya - Maternal Newborn Health and Nutrition (MNHN) Program - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
Nutrition International - Kenya - Maternal Newborn Health and Nutrition (MNHN) Program - Care of LBW infants  
Nutrition International - Kenya - Maternal Newborn Health and Nutrition (MNHN) Program - Feeding of LBW infants  
Nutrition International - Kenya - Maternal Newborn Health and Nutrition (MNHN) Program - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
Nutrition International - Kenya - Maternal Newborn Health and Nutrition (MNHN) Program - Nutrition education and counselling  
Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation - Nutrition International - Kenya - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
Nutrition International - Infant and Young Child Nutrition - Kenya - Baby-friendly community initiative  
Nutrition International - Infant and Young Child Nutrition - Kenya - Multiple micronutrients supplementation  
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: Infant and young child nutrition (q9c) - Infant feeding in the context of emergencies  
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 (q13) - Nutrient declaration  
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  
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project -  
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) Project - Preventive malaria treatment