Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


New Zealand

NLiS Country Profile: New Zealand

Child Malnutrition

No data available for this country
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 5.7
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 39.5

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 13.0
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 11.2
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 20.2
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 11.6
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) 2002 66.0
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 96.6
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 100.0
Population using improved sanitation facility (%)   no data
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 92.0
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 99.6
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 (%)   no data

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 23.4
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 11.0
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 4018.3
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 14 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 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 14.1
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 10.7
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 41,026
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 0.9
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 0.136
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.9
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 40

Female Education Levels

Female education levels: no data available for this country

Education

No education related data available for this country

Under 5 Mortality

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

Policy title Start Year
New Zealand Health Promoting Schools National Strategic Framework 2011
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987, Act No 129 of 1987, dated 10 July 1987 as reprinted as at 1 April 2011. Published by New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office at http://legislation.govt.nz/ 2011
Employment Relations Act 2000, Public Act No 24 of 2000, dated 19 August 2000, as reprinted 1 July 2011. Published by New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office at http://legislation.govt.nz/ 2011
Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Rate of Parental Leave Payment) Regulations 2011, Order in Council 181 of 2011, dated 23 May 2011. Published by New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office at http://legislation.govt.nz/ 2011
National Strategic Plan of Action for Breastfeeding 2008-2012 2008
Healthy Eating - Healthy Action: Oranga Kai - Oranga Pumau Implementation Plan: 2004-2010 2004
Food (Safety) Regulations 2002 2002
Breastfeeding: A Guide to Action 2002
National Plan of Action for Nutrition 1995
Children and Young People's Advertising Code  
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q20) Eat Move Live - Media promotion of healthy nutrition 2015
KickStart Breakfast - School feeding programmes  
Fruit in Schools - Nutrition-Friendly Schools Initiative (NFSI)/Health promoting schools  
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 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: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)  
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) Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults (EAGs) ; Food and Nutrition Guidelines Series (FNGs) - Food-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12b) Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand - Nutrient-based dietary guidelines  
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) - Front-of-pack labelling system  
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 (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