Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Norway

NLiS Country Profile: Norway

Child Malnutrition

No data available for this country
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 4.5
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 27.4

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 12.1
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 15.1
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 21.5
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 15.3
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 99.1
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 100.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 98.1
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 96.0
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) (%)   no data
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2015 0.2

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%)   no data
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 18.2
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 9.7
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 6346.6
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 35 (or 45) 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 15.4
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 17.4
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 65,599
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 0.7
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI)   no data
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 1.8
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.048
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 1
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 40.8

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
Nasjonal handlingsplan for bedre kosthold (2017-2021). Sunt kosthold, måltidsglede og god helse for alle! 2017
Tiltaksplan salt 2014-2018 [Action plan salt 2014-2018] 2014
Forskrift om transfettsyrer i næringsmidler 2014
NCD-strategy 2013
Forskrift om ernærings- og helsepåstander 2010
Forskrift om frivillig merking av næringsmidler med Nøkkelhullet 2009
National Insurance Act, Act No. 19, dated 2 February 1997 (Norsk Lovtidend, Part I, No. 19, 18 March 1997, pp. 283-419), as amended up to 1 January 2009 by Act 2009-01-16 nr 05 2009
Working Environment Act (Act No. 62 of 2005), dated 17 June 2005, Norsk Lovtidend, Part I, 2005-07-08, Vol. 8, No. 62, pp. 1112-1143 and Norsk Lovtidend, Part I, 2005-08-05, Vol. 9, No. 609, p. 1371, as amended up to 9 January 2009 by Act 2009-01-09-3 [En 2009
Regulation 2008-08-13-936 on infant formulae and follow-on formulae (Forskrift om morsmelkerstatning og tilskuddsblandinger) 2008
Oppskrift for et sunnere kosthold [Recipe for a healthier diet] 2007
A better life through diet and physical activity: Nordic plan of action on better health and quality of life through diet and physical activity 2006
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) National Guideline on Food and Meals in School - School fruit and vegetable scheme 2015
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) National Guideline on Food and Meals in School - School milk scheme 2015
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) National Guideline on Food and Meals in School - Standards for marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in school setting 2015
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) National Guideline on Food and Meals in School - Standards or rules for foods and beverages available in schools 2015
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12a) Anbefalinger om kosthold, ernæring og fysisk aktivitet [Norwegian guidelines on diet, nutrition and physical activity. 2014 ] - Food-based dietary guidelines 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q16) - Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Salt reduction - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2014
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Small change, big difference - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2012
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) 1993
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 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q15) - Reformulation of foods and/or beverages to reduce salt/sodium content  
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 content  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q15) - Reformulation of foods and/or beverages to reduce sugar 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: 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 (q17) - Taxation and price policies  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q18) - Implementation of legislation on marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling