Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Niger

NLiS Country Profile: Niger

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 8.2

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 77.3
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 47.8
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 58.7
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 49.5
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%) 2000 17.1
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 (%) 2015 39.7
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 58.2
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 10.9
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 74.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%) 2012 80.7
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%) 2012 47.4
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%) 2012 10.3
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%) 2017 99.0
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%) 2017 53.0
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2016 21.2
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) (%) 2014 59.4
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2014 44.5

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2012 52.9
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%) 2012 61.9
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%) 2012 5.6
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%) 2012 43.0
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 7.6
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 5.8
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 53.5
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2009-2013 Medium
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2008-2012 Medium
Nutrition Governance score 2009 Medium
Maternity leave 2013 14 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 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 0.3
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2008 0.1
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 1,049
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 1.2
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI) 2017 15.2
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 Yes

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.7
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.649
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 0.9
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.4
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 17

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
Plan cadre des Nations Unies Pour l’assistance au développement (UNDAF) 2014
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Economic and Social Development Plan (PDES) 2012
Plan National D'Action Pour La Nutrition 2006
Plan National D'Action Pour La Nutrition 2003
Arrêté No 00215/msp/ portant Réglementation 1998
Ordinance No. 96-039 Establishing a Labour Code 1996
Actions Essentielles en Nutrition  
Stratégie de Développement Rural (SDR)  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Programme in Niger - Nutrition education and counselling 2010
GAIN Universal Salt Iodization - Salt iodization 2008
Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Programme in Niger - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition 2005
Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Programme in Niger - Management of moderate malnutrition 2005
Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Programme in Niger - Management of severe acute malnutrition 2005
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 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: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Labelling of food products  
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: Obesity and diet-related NCDs - Taxation and price policies  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q15) - Reformulation of foods and/or beverages to reduce saturated fatty acid, trans fatty acid, sugars or salt/sodium content  
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 (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  
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) - 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  
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  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Vending machines not allowed in schools