Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Mauritania

NLiS Country Profile: Mauritania

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 13.2

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 67.9
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 36.5
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 44.6
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 37.2
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 (%) 2011 65.1
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 57.9
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 40.0
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 70.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2011 36.0
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2015 23.2
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 0.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 0.0
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) (%) 2015 7.6
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2014 6.0

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2018 67.8
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2018 73.7
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2015 14.3
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2015 34.5
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 6.0
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 3.8
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 148.1
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
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 No legal measures
Maternity leave 2013 14 weeks

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 0.1
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2009 0.7
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 4,190
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 0.8
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 5.8
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.8
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.617
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2018 1.1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.5
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 20.3

Female Education Levels

Female Education Levels 2000-2001

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
Plan National de Developpement Sanitaire 2012
Plan d’Action Intersectoriel de Nutrition 2012
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2011
Strategie Nationale pour la Survie de l'Enfant 2009
Directives de supplementation en vitamine A 2008
Stratégie Nationale pour l'Alimentation du Nourrisson et du Jeune Enfant 2007
Politique Nationale de Developpement de la nutrition 2005
Act No. N° 2004-015 2004
Plan National d'Action pour la Nutrition 1995
Act No. 67-039 1967
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 - Counselling on nutritional support&care for people living with HIV  
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 - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
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 - Preventive malaria treatment  
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: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Food-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Labelling of food products  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2009-2010: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Nutrient-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Folic acid supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Vitamin A supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Maternal, infant and young child 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 - 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 supplementation  
GNPR 2009-2010: Vitamin and mineral nutrition - Salt iodization  
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 (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 (q12a) - Food-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12b) - Nutrient-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Campagnes de sensibilisation sur la nutrition - 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  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q39) - Management of severe acute malnutrition