Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Saint Lucia

NLiS Country Profile: Saint Lucia

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 23.4

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 35.3
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 21.8
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 26.5
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 21.9
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 (%) 2012 98.7
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 96.3
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 90.5
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 99.0
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 (%) 2016 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) (%) 2012 74.7
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2016 4.7

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2012 49.6
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%)   no data
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%)   no data
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 11.5
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 6.7
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 698.3
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 13 weeks
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 No legal measures

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 No
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 No
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 4.0
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2005 2.0
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 13,887
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 0.1
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 0.7
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 0.6
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.333
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 16.7

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
National Agricultural Policy 2009
Five Year Strategic Management & Action Plan for the MALFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries ) 2009
Food and Nutrition Strategies and Plan of Action 2006
National Health Strategic Plan - St. Lucia 2006
National Insurance Regulations St. Lucia No. 22 of 2003, dated 24 February 2003. 2003
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) Dietary guidelines for Saint Lucia. - Food-based dietary guidelines 2007
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 - Counselling on nutritional support&care for people living with HIV  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child nutrition - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Calcium supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Food-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Media promotion of healthy nutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Promotion of fruit and vegetable intake  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Improved food safety at vending places  
GNPR 2009-2010: School-based nutrition - Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative (NFSI)/Health promoting schools  
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 - School fruit and vegetable scheme  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Iron and folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - 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 (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 (q17) - Taxation and price policies  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) - Media promotion of healthy nutrition  
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