Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Kyrgyzstan

NLiS Country Profile: Kyrgyzstan

Child Malnutrition

Child (<5 y) Anthropometry
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 5.5
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 16.1

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 38.3
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 35.9
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 39.8
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 36.2
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)   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 98.4
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 90.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 93.3
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 97.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2012 44.7
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2012 67.5
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2014 15.3
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2010 99.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2010 97.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2016 45.2
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) (%) 2018 98.7
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2017 1.5

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2018 81.0
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2018 91.4
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2018 43.7
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2014 67.2
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 11.9
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 6.5
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 215.1
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 Many provisions in law

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 No
Nutrition is part of medical curricula   no data
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 0.0
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2013 6.0
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 3,878
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 1.6
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 6.3
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 0.392
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 19.2

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2012

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Decree on creation of pre-examination facility in medical practices for screening on NCD's/ Приказ №445 О создании доврачебного кабинета (кабинет неинфекционных заболеваний) в Центрах семейной медицины и Центрах общеврачебной практики 2014
National Program on Prevention and Control of NCD’s 2013-2020/ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ ПРОГРАММА ПРОФИЛАКТИКИ И КОНТРОЛЯ НЕИНФЕКЦИОННЫХ ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЙ В КЫРГЫЗСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКЕ 2013-2020 2013
Программa по профилактике и контролю неинфекционных заболеваний в Кыргызской Республике на 2013-2020 годы/ Program for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Kyrgyzstan 2013-2020 with action plan 2013
Закон Кыргызской Республики, Технический регламент 'О маркировке пищевых продуктов' / Legislation on technical regulations for food labeling 2013
Den Sooluk National Health Reform Program in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2012-2016 2012
National Programme for Health Sector of Kyrgyzstan in relation to Climate Change/ ПРОГРАММА сектора здравоохранения Кыргызской Республики по адаптации к изменению климата на период 2011‐2015 2011
Integrated Program on Control of Cardio-Vascular Diseases 2009-2013/ Комплексная Программа контроля сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний в Кыргызской Республике 2009-2013 2009
г.Бишкек от 11 марта 2009 года N 78 ЗАКОН КЫРГЫЗСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ Об обогащении муки хлебопекарной (Law No. 78 “On enrichment of bread flour') 2009
Fortification of baking flour/ ЗАКОН Об обогащении муки хлебопекарной 2009
Law No. 263 on protection of breastfeeding and regulation of marketing of infant food 2008
Resolution of the Government of Kyrgyzstan No. 414 on the procedure for the eligibility and payment of temporal disability and maternity benefits, dated 31 July 2008 2008
Закон Кыргызской Республики О продовольственной безопасности / Law on food safety 2008
National programme for prevention of HIV/AIDS and socioeconomic consequences in Republic of Kyrgyzstan / Государственная программа по предупреждению эпидемии ВИЧ/СПИДа и ее социально-экономических последствий в Кыргызской Республике на 2006-2010 годы 2006
Kyrgyz Republic National Health Care Reform Program «Manas Taalimi» for 2006-2010 2006
Comprehensive Development Framework of the Kyrgyz Republic to 2010 2003
ЗАКОН КЫРГЫЗСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ О профилактике йододефицитных заболеваний (Prophylactic of Iodine Deficiency Diseases) 2000
Закон Кыргызской Республики О защите прав потребителей / Consumer Protection Law 1997
Progamme title and actions Start Year
CDC IMMPaCt: Infant Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) / Micronutrient Powder (MNP) - Multiple micronutrient powder (point-of-use fortification) 2008
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 2000
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 (q9a) - Feeding of LBW infants  
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